The Irish Sea: Is it eutrophic?

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 239-254

  Gowen, R J ^a   Tett, P ^b   Kennington, K ^c   Mills, D K ^d   Shammon, T M ^c   Stewart, B M ^a   Greenwood, N ^d   Flanagan, C ^a   Devlin, M ^d   Wither, A ^e  

^a AFESD   (United Kingdom)

^b EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^e ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

eutrophication; Irish Sea; nutrient enrichment; phytoplankton; undesirable disturbance

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOMASS; COASTAL WATER; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; DISSOLVED INORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHOSPHATE; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SILICATE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; IRISH SEA;

ALGAE; PHAEOCYSTIS;

EID: 36849076289     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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