Assessment of Terrigenous Nutrient Loading to Coastal Ecosystems along a Human Land-Use Gradient, Tutuila, American Samoa

Assessment of Terrigenous Nutrient Loading to Coastal Ecosystems along a Human Land-Use Gradient, Tutuila, American Samoa

Anthropogenic nutrient loading is well recognized as a stressor to coastal ecosystem health. However, resource managers are often focused on addressing point source or surface water discharge, whereas the impact of submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) as a nutrient vector is often unappreciated. Th...

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Main Authors: Christopher K. Shuler, Daniel W. Amato, Veronica Gibson, Lydia Baker, Ashley N. Olguin, Henrietta Dulai, Celia M. Smith, Rosanna A. Alegado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
Series:Hydrology
Subjects:
submarine groundwater discharge
nutrients
nitrogen isotopes
macroalgae
non-point source pollution
American Samoa
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/6/1/18

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