Empirical relationship between eelgrass extent and predicted watershed-derived nitrogen loading for shallow New England estuaries

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 231-240

  Latimer, James S ^a   Rego, Steven A ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eelgrass; Estuary; Eutrophication; New England; Watershed nitrogen; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; SEAGRASS; SHALLOW WATER; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

NEW ENGLAND; UNITED STATES;

ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 78449240414     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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