Biomarker assessment of spatial and temporal changes in the composition of flocculent material (floc) in the subtropical wetland of the Florida Coastal Everglades

Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 424-436

  Pisani, Oliva ^a,c   William Louda, J ^b   Jaffé, Rudolf ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Estuarine; Freshwater marsh; Hydroperiod; Mangrove; Periphyton; Pigment

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; BIOMASS; CHEMOTAXONOMY; CHLOROPHYLL A; FOOD WEB; FRESHWATER; HYDROPERIOD; MANGROVE; MARSH; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC MATTER; PERIPHYTON; PIGMENT; WETLAND;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887010159     PISSN: 14482517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EN13062     Document Type: Article

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