Typhoon-induced precipitation impact on nutrient and suspended matter dynamics of a tropical estuary affected by human activities in Hainan, China

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 375-388

  Herbeck, Lucia S ^a   Unger, Daniela ^a   Krumme, Uwe ^a   Liu, Su Mei ^b   Jennerjahn, Tim C ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR TROPICAL MARINE RESEARCH ZMT   (Germany)

^b Ocean University of China   (China)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Precipitation runoff; South China Sea; Stable isotopes; Typhoon Kammuri; Wenchang Wenjiao River Estuary

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AQUACULTURE; AUTOCHTHON; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL WATER; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORAL REEF; DISSOLVED MATTER; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; FLUSHING; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INHIBITION; LAGOON; MAGNITUDE; MEADOW; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RUNOFF; SALINITY; SEAGRASS; SILTATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUSPENDED LOAD; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; TYPHOON;

CHINA; HAINAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 79960280225     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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