Fresh Water Inflow and Oyster Productivity in Apalachicola Bay, FL (USA)

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 993-1005

  Oczkowski, Autumn J ^a   Lewis, F Graham ^b   Nixon, Scott W ^c   Lee Edmiston, H ^d   Robinson, Rebecca S ^c   Chanton, Jeffrey P ^e  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Northwest Florida Water Management District   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^d Office of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas   (United States)

^e FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apalachicola Bay; Carbon; Fresh water input; Nitrogen; Oyster; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; CARBON ISOTOPE; DIET; DISEASE INCIDENCE; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); FISHERY PRODUCTION; FLOODPLAIN; FRESHWATER INPUT; HYDRODYNAMICS; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; OYSTER CULTURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREDATOR; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SALINITY; STABLE ISOTOPE; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; WIND PROFILE;

APALACHICOLA BAY; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 79960837049     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-011-9383-9     Document Type: Article

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