Warm-phase ENSO events modulate the continental freshwater input and the trophic state of sediments in a large South American estuary

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-11

  Garcia Rodriguez F ^a   Brugnoli, E ^a   Muniz, P ^a   Venturini, N ^a   Burone, L ^a   Hutton, M ^a   Rodriguez M ^a   Pita, A ^a   Kandratavicius, N ^a   Perez L ^a   Verocai, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Estuaries; Eutrophication; Rainfall; River flow; Uruguay

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ESTUARY; EUTROPHICATION; FRESHWATER INPUT; ORGANIC MATTER; PROTEIN; RAINFALL; RIVER FLOW;

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; LA PLATA; URUGUAY;

EID: 84890296259     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF13077     Document Type: Article

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