A Simple Heuristic Model of Nutrient Cycling in an Estuary
| dc.acquisition-src | GBIC staff review of publication | en_US |
| dc.call-no | Acc.#7087 | en_US |
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| dc.contributor.author | Kimmerer,W.J. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Smith, S.V. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Hollibaugh, J.T. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-02-15T17:27:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-02-15T17:27:52Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1993 | en_US |
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| dc.description | p. 145-159 | en_US |
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| dc.description.abstract | Three decades of discussion and study have not resolved the apparent discrepancy between N-limitation of primary production and the ability of marine ecosystems to fix N. We use a simple model as a heuristic tool to examine controls on nutrient cycling in a shallow estuary, with Tomales Bay, California as the prototype. The modes is a steady-state, one-box model with inputs and losses of nutrients and organic matter, and terms representing N-fixation and dentrification. The physical description of the system is deliberately kept simple to permit a focus on the key biogeochemical reactions. Growth of autotrophs in the model can be limited either by dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) or dissolved inorganic phosphorus (DIP). Nitrogen-fixation is controlled by the availability of DIP or limited by excess amounts of DIN. Model results demonstrate that, for a system with a long residence time, autotroph biomass and total organic matter are controlled primarily by the rate of delivery of P to the system, either as DIP or in organic matter. | en_US |
| dc.description.uri | http://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htm | en_US |
| dc.geo-code | Texas Coast | en_US |
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| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/24987 | |
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| dc.location | GBIC Collection | en_US |
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| dc.relation.ispartofseries | 7087.00 | en_US |
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| dc.subject | estuarine environment | en_US |
| dc.subject | chemical oceanography | en_US |
| dc.subject | limiting factors | en_US |
| dc.subject | nutrients | en_US |
| dc.subject | nutrient cycles | en_US |
| dc.title | A Simple Heuristic Model of Nutrient Cycling in an Estuary | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
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| dc.vol-issue | 37(2) | en_US |