Oyster and Macroalgae Bioindicators Detect Elevated δ15N in Maryland’s Coastal Bays
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Oyster and Macroalgae Bioindicators Detect Elevated δN in Maryland’s Coastal Bays
Nitrogen loading from anthropogenic sources, including fertilizer, manure, and sewage effluents, has been linked with declining water quality in coastal lagoons worldwide. Freshwater inputs to mid-Atlantic coastal lagoons of the USA are from terrestrially influenced sources: groundwater and overland flow via streams and agricultural ditches, with occasional precipitation events. Stable nitrogen...
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عنوان ژورنال: Estuaries and Coasts
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1559-2723,1559-2731
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-009-9148-x