Estuarine ecosystem response to three large-scale Mississippi River flood diversion events

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 458-460, Issue , 2013, Pages 374-387

  Roy, Eric D ^a   White, John R ^a   Smith, Emily A ^a   Bargu, Sibel ^a   Li, Chunyan ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Estuary; Eutrophication; Freshwater inflows; Harmful algal blooms; Hydrologic manipulation; Nutrient pulsing

Indexed keywords

CAUSAL RELATIONSHIPS; CYANOBACTERIA; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEMS; FRESHWATER INFLOW; HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS; HYDRAULIC FLUSHING; HYDROLOGIC MANIPULATION; NUTRIENT COMPOSITION;

ECOSYSTEMS; ESTUARIES; EUTROPHICATION; FLOODS; NUTRIENTS; RIVER DIVERSION; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; SPILLWAYS; WATER;

LOADING;

NITRATE; PHOSPHORUS;

ALGAL BLOOM; CYANOBACTERIUM; DISCHARGE; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; EUTROPHICATION; FLUSHING; FRESHWATER; INFLOW; SPILLWAY;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; ESTUARY; FLOODING; HYDRODYNAMICS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREAM (RIVER); UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARIES; EUTROPHICATION; FLOODS; FRESH WATER; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HYDRODYNAMICS; LOUISIANA; NITRATES; PHYTOPLANKTON;

LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN; LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877882345     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.04.046     Document Type: Article

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