The buffering capacity of a small estuary on nutrient fluxes originating from its catchment (Leyre estuary, SW France)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 99, Issue , 2012, Pages 171-181

  Canton, Mathieu ^a   Anschutz, Pierre ^a   Poirier, Dominique ^a   Chassagne, Romain ^a   Deborde, Jonathan ^a   Savoye, Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Arcachon lagoon; Estuary; Nitrogen; Particulate organic matter; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

BUFFERING; CATCHMENT; COASTAL LAGOON; DESORPTION; ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FLUSHING; MASS BALANCE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESIDENCE TIME; SALINITY; SEASONALITY; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

AQUITAINE; ARCACHON BAY; FRANCE; GIRONDE; LEYRE ESTUARY; LEYRE RIVER;

EID: 84857999264     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.12.030     Document Type: Article

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