Biogeochemical classification of South Florida's estuarine and coastal waters

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 187-204

  Briceño, Henry O ^a   Boyer, Joseph N ^a,c   Castro, Joffre ^b   Harlem, Peter ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^c PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Estuaries; Segmentation; South Florida; Water biogeochemistry

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; BENTHIC COMMUNITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY; HIER-ARCHICAL CLUSTERING; RESTORATION PROGRAMS; SOUTH FLORIDA; SPATIAL CHARACTERIZATION; WATER QUALITY DATA;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ESTUARIES;

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; COASTAL WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FACTOR ANALYSIS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COASTAL WATERS; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ESTUARY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; URBANIZATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884816033     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.07.034     Document Type: Article

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