TY  - GEN
N2  - Phosphorus (P) is a key nutrient required by all living organisms. In freshwater, P can be limiting as it readily adsorbs to particles; however, it is released via desorption in seawater. This makes estuaries - transition zones between land and sea -vulnerable to nutrient-driven eutrophication. However, through mineralization and biological transformations, estuaries can sequester P, rendering a valuable ecosystem service. Yet, processes involved in the retention and cycling of P in estuaries remain poorly understood. In this dissertation, I address critical knowledge gaps by characterizing P forms in sediments and by tracking changes in microbial populations involved in P storage in natural and restored wetland habitats in the Columbia River estuary.
DO  - 10.6083/m4cz36n1
DO  - DOI
AB  - Phosphorus (P) is a key nutrient required by all living organisms. In freshwater, P can be limiting as it readily adsorbs to particles; however, it is released via desorption in seawater. This makes estuaries - transition zones between land and sea -vulnerable to nutrient-driven eutrophication. However, through mineralization and biological transformations, estuaries can sequester P, rendering a valuable ecosystem service. Yet, processes involved in the retention and cycling of P in estuaries remain poorly understood. In this dissertation, I address critical knowledge gaps by characterizing P forms in sediments and by tracking changes in microbial populations involved in P storage in natural and restored wetland habitats in the Columbia River estuary.
T1  - Insights into microbial phosphorus cycling in the Columbia River estuary
DA  - 2017
AU  - Watson, Sheree J.
L1  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7625/files/Watson.Sheree.2017.pdf
PB  - Oregon Health and Science University
PY  - 2017
ID  - 7625
L4  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7625/files/Watson.Sheree.2017.pdf
KW  - Estuaries
KW  - Hydrobiology
KW  - Phosphorus
KW  - Environment
KW  - columbia river
TI  - Insights into microbial phosphorus cycling in the Columbia River estuary
Y1  - 2017
L2  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7625/files/Watson.Sheree.2017.pdf
LK  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7625/files/Watson.Sheree.2017.pdf
UR  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7625/files/Watson.Sheree.2017.pdf
ER  -