Surface sediments and their relationship to water quality in Hillsborough Bay, a highly impacted subdivision of Tampa Bay, Florida

Authors

J.O.R. Johansson, Bay Study Group, City of Tampa
A.P. Squires

Document Type

Statistical Report

Publication Date

1989

Keywords

Watersheds, Eutrophication, Phytoplankton, Effluents, Dentrification

Abstract

This paper will summarize the composition of surface sediment and sediment oxygen demand rated in Hillsborough Bay. Also, a first attempt is made to relate the nutrients released from these sediments to the phytoplankton, the dominant primary producers of the bay.

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Scholar Commons Citation

Johansson, J.O.R. and Squires, A.P., "Surface sediments and their relationship to water quality in Hillsborough Bay, a highly impacted subdivision of Tampa Bay, Florida" (1989). Reports. 91.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/basgp_report/91