Eutrophication-driven sediment microbial processes can explain the regional variation in phosphorus concentrations between Baltic Sea sub-basins

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 495-504

  Lehtoranta, Jouni ^a   Ekholm, Petri ^a   Pitkänen, Heikki ^a  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Blue green algae; Eutrophication; Iron; Iron reduction; Microbial processes; Nutrient limitation; Phosphorus; Sediment; Sulphate; Sulphate reduction

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; EUTROPHICATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; NONMETALS; NUTRIENTS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORUS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WATER;

BALTIC SEA; BLUE-GREEN ALGAE; IRON REDUCTION; MICROBIAL PROCESSES; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; SULPHATE; SULPHATE REDUCTION;

IRON OXIDES;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EUTROPHICATION; FLUX MEASUREMENT; IRON-REDUCING BACTERIUM; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHOSPHORUS; REDUCTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; GULF OF FINLAND;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 54049126944     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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