Benthic Nitrogen Fixation in an Eutrophic Estuary Affected by Groundwater Discharge

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 477-485

  Rao, Alexandra M F ^a,b   Charette, Matthew A ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

denitrification; groundwater; marine sediments; nitrogen cycling; Nitrogen fixation; Waquoit Bay

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUATIC COMMUNITY; COASTAL AQUIFER; COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DENITRIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN FIXATION; OPEN OCEAN;

MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES; WAQUOIT BAY;

ALGAE;

EID: 84857879528     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-11-00057.1     Document Type: Article

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