Hydrologic fragmentation-induced eutrophication in Dove Sound, Upper Florida Keys, USA

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 4387-4395

  Harmon, Thomas S ^a   Smoak, Joseph M ^a   Waters, Matthew N ^b   Sanders, Christian J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hydrologic fragmentation; Internal nutrient loading; Sedimentary pigments; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; ISOTOPES; NUTRIENTS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WATER QUALITY;

ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS; ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; HYDROLOGIC CONNECTIVITY; HYDROLOGIC FRAGMENTATION; NUTRIENT LOADING; SEDIMENTARY PIGMENTS; STABLE ISOTOPES;

EUTROPHICATION;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; COASTAL AQUIFER; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EUTROPHICATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; LAGOON; LEAD ISOTOPE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUBLETHAL EFFECT;

DOVE SOUND; FLORIDA KEYS; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84899143857     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-013-2832-y     Document Type: Article

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