Journal article
Mangrove filtration of anthropogenic nutrients in the Rio Coco Solo, Panama
Abstract
Measurements of the distribution pattern of several nutrients (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and phosphate) and indicators (dissolved oxygen and conductivity) were conducted along the river Coco Solo on the Caribbean coast of Panama. The project investigated the extent to which mangrove forests could act as a vegetative buffer zone between disturbed freshwater sources and coastal water. Upriver freshwater samples were collected in known areas of …
Authors
Lin BB; Dushoff J
Journal
Management of Environmental Quality An International Journal, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 131–142
Publisher
Emerald
Publication Date
April 1, 2004
DOI
10.1108/14777830410523071
ISSN
1477-7835