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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-7193-2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-7193-2014
Research article
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17 Dec 2014
Research article |  | 17 Dec 2014

Physical and biogeochemical controls on light attenuation in a eutrophic, back-barrier estuary

N. K. Ganju, J. L. Miselis, and A. L. Aretxabaleta

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Light availability to seagrass is an important factor in their success. We deployed instrumentation to measure light in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, and found lower availability in the southern bay due to high turbidity (suspended sediment), while the northern bay has higher availability. In the northern bay, dissolved organic material and chlorophyll are most responsible for blocking light to the seagrass canopy. We also found that boat wakes do not have a large effect on sediment resuspension.
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