The Contribution of Benthic Nutrient Regeneration to Primary Production in a Shallow Eutrophic Estuary, Weeks Bay, Alabama

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 862-877

  Mortazavi, Behzad ^a,b   Riggs, Ashley A ^a,b   Caffrey, Jane M ^c   Genet, Hélène ^a   Phipps, Scott W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

^d Weeks Bay Reserve   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic flux; Net ecosystem metabolism; Primary production; Respiration

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; METABOLISM; NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; RESPIRATION;

ALABAMA; UNITED STATES; WEEKS BAY;

EID: 84859431074     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-012-9478-y     Document Type: Article

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