Historical changes in nutrient inputs from humans and anadromous fishes in New England's coastal watersheds

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1286-1300

  Twining, Cornelia W ^a,c   West, Derek C ^b   Post, David M ^b  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUPEOID; COASTAL ZONE; HISTORICAL RECORD; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; NITROGEN CYCLE; PALEOECOLOGY; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; SEDIMENT CORE; WATERSHED;

CONNECTICUT; NEW ENGLAND; UNITED STATES;

ALOSA PSEUDOHARENGUS; PISCES;

EID: 84878765526     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2013.58.4.1286     Document Type: Article

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