Coastal eutrophication and trend reversal: A Danish case study

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 51, Issue 1 II, 2006, Pages 398-408

  Carstensen, Jacob ^a,b   Conley, Daniel J ^a,c   Andersen, Jesper H ^a,d   Ærtebjerg, Gunni ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d DHI   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; EUTROPHICATION; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTION CONTROL; TREND ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 32944480132     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2006.51.1_part_2.0398     Document Type: Conference Paper

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