The North Sea: Source or sink for nitrogen and phosphorus to the Atlantic Ocean?

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 277-296

  Brion, Natacha ^a   Baeyens, Willy ^a   De Galan, Sandra ^a   Elskens, Marc ^a   Laane, Remy W P M ^b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management RIKZ   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

N and P sources and sinks; Nitrogen budget; North Sea; OSPARCOM data; Phosphorus budget

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; NUTRIENT BUDGET; PHOSPHORUS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 3042728030     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOG.0000031041.38663.aa     Document Type: Review

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