Spatial Patterns in Water Quality Associated with Submersed Plant Beds

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 961-972

  Gruber, Renee K ^a,b   Hinkle, Deborah C ^a   Kemp, W Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b NSW Department of Environment Climate Change and Water   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chesapeake Bay; Feedback; Restoration; Submersed plant; Turbidity; Water clarity

Indexed keywords

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CHLOROPHYLL A; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; PH; PHYTOMASS; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEAWATER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; SUSPENDED LOAD; TURBIDITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; UNITED STATES;

STUCKENIA PECTINATA;

EID: 79960839720     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-010-9368-0     Document Type: Article

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