Assessment of eutrophication in coastal waters of the Firth of Clyde: Analysis of coastal water data from 1982 to 1996

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 222-231

  Bock, M T ^a   Miller, B S ^b   Bowman, A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coastal water quality; Eutrophication; Firth Cyde, Scotland; Nonparametric smoothing; Nutrients; Statistical analysis; Trend monitoring

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; FRESH WATER; OXYGEN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

COASTAL WATERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; EUTROPHICATION; SEASHORE; SEASON; STATISTICS; TEMPERATURE; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER QUALITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032864131     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(98)00187-8     Document Type: Article

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