Hydrologic and nutrient dynamics of a coastal bay and wetland receiving discharge from the Atchafalaya river

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 658, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-66

  Lane, Robert R ^a   Madden, Christopher J ^b   Day Jr , John W ^a   Solet, Darrell J ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

Atchafalaya River; Flow through; Fourleague Bay; River diversion

Indexed keywords

BAY; CHLOROPHYLL A; COASTAL WETLAND; COLD FRONT; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; ESTUARINE FRONT; FRESHWATER INPUT; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; NITROGEN OXIDES; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PEAK DISCHARGE; RETENTION; RIVER DISCHARGE; TIDAL CYCLE; WATER QUALITY;

ATCHAFALAYA RIVER; FOURLEAGUE BAY; LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI DELTA; TERREBONNE BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79959773481     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-010-0468-4     Document Type: Article

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