Seasonal distributions of organic nutrients on the Louisiana continental shelf and their implications for nutrient limitation and hypoxia formation

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 154, Issue , 2013, Pages 113-123

  Sylvan, Jason B ^a   Ammerman, James W ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Dissolved organic matter; Eutrophication; Mississippi River; Nutrient limitation; Organic nutrients

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; EUTROPHICATION; GROWTH RATE; MIXING; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ATCHAFALAYA RIVER; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; LOUISIANA; LOUISIANA SHELF; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879526600     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2013.05.008     Document Type: Article

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