Water quality, nutrients, and stable isotopic signatures of particulates and vegetation in a mangrove ecosystem exposed to past anthropogenic perturbations

dc.contributor.authorValiela, Ivan
dc.contributor.authorJuman, Rahanna
dc.contributor.authorAsmath, Hamish
dc.contributor.authorHanacek, Daniella
dc.contributor.authorLloret, Javier
dc.contributor.authorElmstrom, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorChenoweth, Kelsey
dc.contributor.authorBrookshire, E. N. Jack
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-21T14:57:14Z
dc.date.available2021-05-21T14:57:14Z
dc.date.issued2020-03
dc.description.abstractWater quality in mangrove estuaries within Caroni Swamp, Trinidad is impaired by a combination of recent increases in nitrogen loads and lingering effects of a series of reclamation efforts that reduced tidal exchanges and fostered low oxygen and high ammonium concentrations, conditions that are relatively unusual for estuaries. Concentrations of available nitrogen diminish down-estuary, with an overall within-estuary interception of about 25% of total dissolved nitrogen. Caroni Swamp remains a productive mangrove environment, and a tourist attraction, in spite of failed and continuing reclamation efforts and increased N loads, a demonstration of remarkable resilience. Developing ecosystem-based management to support that resilience will benefit from improved understanding of processes involved in nitrogen retention and losses, consideration of the consequences in intensifying land use on contributing watersheds and plans to ease tidal water exchanges and diminish extent of shallow and stagnant areas.en_US
dc.identifier.citationValiela, Ivan, Rahanna Juman, Hamish Asmath, Daniella Hanacek, Javier Lloret, Elizabeth Elmstrom, Kelsey Chenoweth, and E.N. Jack Brookshire. “Water Quality, Nutrients, and Stable Isotopic Signatures of Particulates and Vegetation in a Mangrove Ecosystem Exposed to Past Anthropogenic Perturbations.” Regional Studies in Marine Science 35 (March 2020): 101208. doi:10.1016/j.rsma.2020.101208.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2352-4855
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholarworks.montana.edu/handle/1/16358
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rights(c) 2020en_US
dc.titleWater quality, nutrients, and stable isotopic signatures of particulates and vegetation in a mangrove ecosystem exposed to past anthropogenic perturbationsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
mus.citation.journaltitleRegional Studies in Marine Scienceen_US
mus.citation.volume35en_US
mus.data.thumbpage2en_US
mus.identifier.doi10.1016/j.rsma.2020.101208en_US
mus.relation.collegeCollege of Agricultureen_US
mus.relation.departmentLand Resources & Environmental Sciences.en_US
mus.relation.universityMontana State University - Bozemanen_US

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