Terrestrial and oceanic influence on spatial hydrochemistry and trophic status in subtropical marine near-shore waters

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 5949-5964

  Morales Ojeda, Sara M ^a   Herrera Silveira, Jorge A ^a   Montero, Jorge ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Multivariate analysis; Near shore waters; Trophic status; Water quality; Yucatan

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; COASTAL ZONES; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; LIGHT EXTINCTION; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; NUTRIENTS; OCEAN CURRENTS; QUALITY CONTROL;

BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; GROUND WATER DISCHARGE; HYDROCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; KARST ENVIRONMENT; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; NEAR-SHORE WATERS; NEARSHORES; TERRESTRIAL INFLUENCE; TROPHIC STATUS; YUCATAN;

WATER QUALITY;

AMMONIA; GROUND WATER; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; DISCHARGE; DISSOLUTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROCHEMISTRY; KARST; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TROPHIC STATUS; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CANONICAL VARIATES ANALYSIS; COASTAL WATERS; EUTROPHICATION; HYDROLOGY; KAPPA STATISTICS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEXICO; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; SEASHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPHIC LEVEL;

YUCATAN PENINSULA;

EID: 78649323612     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.07.046     Document Type: Article

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