Eutrophication risk assessment in coastal embayments using simple statistical models

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1174-1178

  Arhonditsis, G ^a   Eleftheriadou, M ^b   Karydis, M ^b   Tsirtsis, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Coastal management; Eutrophication; Limiting nutrient; Renewal rate; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; ECOSYSTEMS; EUTROPHICATION; NITROGEN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

COASTAL EMBAYMENTS;

MARINE POLLUTION;

CHLOROPHYLL A; NITROGEN; WATER;

COASTAL WATER; EUTROPHICATION; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; COASTAL WATERS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISSOLUTION; DYNAMICS; EUTROPHICATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METHODOLOGY; NUTRIENT; NUTRIENT LOADING; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA; SEASHORE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0042160276     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(03)00165-6     Document Type: Article

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