Hypoxia-induced shifts in nitrogen and phosphorus cycling in Chesapeake Bay

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 835-850

  Testa, Jeremy Mark ^a   Michael Kemp, W ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; BOTTOM WATER; HYPOXIA; MONITORING; NITROGEN; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER COLUMN;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; SUSQUEHANNA RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862006522     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2012.57.3.0835     Document Type: Article

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