Effect of nutrient loading on biogeochemical processes in tropical tidal creeks

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 108, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 359-380

  Smith, Jodie ^a   Burford, Michele A ^b   Revill, Andrew T ^c   Haese, Ralf R ^a   Fortune, Julia ^d  

^a GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d Northern Territory Department of Natural Resources Environment and the Arts   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benthic fluxes; Coupled nitrification denitrification; Hypoxia; Nutrient loads; Primary production

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; DENITRIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EFFLUENT; HYPOXIA; INHIBITION; MAGNITUDE; MANGROVE; NUTRIENT BUDGET; OXIDE; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; PHOSPHORUS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; SEWAGE; TIDAL CYCLE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WATER COLUMN; WATER QUALITY;

BUFFALO CREEK; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 84857625335     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-011-9605-z     Document Type: Article

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