Distribution of Diatoms and Development of Diatom-Based Models for Inferring Salinity and Nutrient Concentrations in Florida Bay and Adjacent Coastal Wetlands of South Florida (USA)

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1080-1098

  Wachnicka, Anna ^a   Gaiser, Evelyn ^a   Collins, Laurel ^a   Frankovich, Thomas ^a   Boyer, Joseph ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Diversity; Florida Bay; Nutrients; Prediction models; Salinity

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WETLAND; DIATOM; EPIPHYTE; FOOD WEB; HABITAT TYPE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; ORGANIC CARBON; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALINITY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER COLUMN;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA BAY; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 77955923040     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-010-9283-4     Document Type: Article

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