Abstract
ABSTRACT Medina-Gomez, I.; Villalobos-Zapata, G.J., and Herrera-Silveira, J.A., 2015. Spatial and temporal hydrological variations in the inner estuaries of a large coastal lagoon of the southern Gulf of Mexico. Coastal lagoons receive significant inputs from river basins, leading to inner estuaries or fluvial lagoon subsystems subject to the bidirectional flow of energy, organic matter, nutrients, and sometimes toxic materials between river mouths and lagoons. Such exchanges are highly dynamic and enhance lagoon productivity. Terminos Lagoon (TL) is a large coastal lagoon in the southern Gulf of Mexico that has two deep permanent inlets connecting the lagoon to the Gulf and strong riverine input. We evaluated the influence of river discharge on seasonal and spatial patterns of water quality in six fluvial lagoon subsystems in TL. Six bimonthly samplings were carried out from February to December 2001. Temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, dissolved inorganic nutrients (nitrate, nitrite, ammonium, solu...
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