Spatial and Temporal Variability of Benthic Oxygen Demand and Nutrient Regeneration in an Anthropogenically Impacted New England Estuary

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1377-1390

  Fulweiler, Robinson W ^a   Nixon, Scott W ^b   Buckley, Betty A ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic nutrient fluxes; Benthic pelagic coupling; Climate change; Eutrophication; Narragansett Bay

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; BENTHOS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; INORGANIC NITROGEN; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHENOLOGY; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER COLUMN;

NARRAGANSETT BAY; NEW ENGLAND; PROVIDENCE ESTUARY; RHODE ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957686273     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-009-9260-y     Document Type: Article

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