Assessing the impact of nutrient enrichment in estuaries: Susceptibility to eutrophication

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 55, Issue 1-6, 2007, Pages 74-90

  Painting, S J ^a   Devlin, M J ^a   Malcolm, S J ^a   Parker, E R ^a   Mills, D K ^a   Mills, C ^a   Tett, P ^b   Wither, A ^c   Burt, J ^d   Jones, R ^e   Winpenny, K ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^d NATURAL ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^e Maes y Ffynnon ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Estuaries; Eutrophication; Light; Nutrients; Primary production

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL THRESHOLDS; NUTRIENTS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

ESTUARIES; EUTROPHICATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; PLANTS (BOTANY); RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

CHLOROPHYLL; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; WATER;

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; EUTROPHICATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LIGHT INTENSITY; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESIDENCE TIME; RISK ASSESSMENT; TROPHIC STATUS; TYPOLOGY;

ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTUARY; EUTROPHICATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LIGHT; MACROPHYTE; MODEL; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLANT NUTRIENT; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME; TROPHIC CASCADE; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; GREAT BRITAIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONS; SEAWATER; SUNLIGHT;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33751325879     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2006.08.020     Document Type: Article

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