Phosphorus speciation, transformation and retention in the Scheldt estuary (Belgium/The Netherlands) from the freshwater tidal limits to the North Sea

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 106, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 76-91

  van der Zee, Claar ^a   Roevros, Nathalie ^a   Chou, Lei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Estuary; Nitrogen; P budget; Phosphorus; Scheldt River

Indexed keywords

ALGA; COASTAL ZONE; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; DISSOLVED ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; NITRIFICATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHOSPHORUS; SALINITY; SORPTION; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); TRANSFORMATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE; WESTERSCHELDE;

ALGAE;

EID: 34547663117     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2007.01.003     Document Type: Article

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