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Characteristics of water and sediment at Nueces River and Corpus Christi Bay sites
| Site | Sediment O2 demand (μmol of O2 m−2 h−1) ± SD | Temp (°C) | Salinity (ppt) | Concn of:
|
Mean sediment C-to-N ratio (by mass) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dissolved O2 (mg liter−1) | Chlorophyll (μg liter−1) | NO3−-N (μM) | NH4+-N (μM) | PO43−-P (μM) | |||||
| Nueces River | 736 ± −2 | 30 | 0.29 | 5.3 | 15.5 | 66.7 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 29 |
| Corpus Christi Bay | 1,077 ± −70 | 32.3 | 1.94 | 11.2 | 38.1 | 1.95 | 0.78 | 4.1 | 46 |
