Ecosystem responses to long-term nutrient management in an urban estuary: Tampa Bay, Florida, USA

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 151, Issue , 2014, Pages A1-A16

  Greening, H ^a   Janicki, A ^b   Sherwood, E T ^a   Pribble, R ^b   Johansson, J O R ^b  

^a Tampa Bay Estuary Program   (United States)

^b Janicki Environmental Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem recovery; Eutrophication; Florida; Seagrass; Tampa bay; USA; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ESTUARY; EUTROPHICATION; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; METROPOLITAN AREA; NUTRIENT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEAGRASS; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; TAMPA BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84915817028     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2014.10.003     Document Type: Article

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