Fate of Mississippi River Diverted Nitrate on Vegetated and Non-Vegetated Coastal Marshes of Breton Sound Estuary

The Caernarvon Diversion meters Mississippi River water into coastal marshes of Breton Sound. Elevated levels of nitrogen in river water have sparked concerns that nutrient loading may affect marsh resilience and belowground biomass, as evidence from several marsh fertilization studies. These concer...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: VanZomeren, Christine M.
Other Authors: Galvez, Fernando
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2011
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-06282011-231408/