Long-term effects of reduced nutrient inputs to the North Sea

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 433-442

  Skogen, Morten D ^a,b   Mathisen, Lene R ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b BJERKNES CENTRE FOR CLIMATE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT FFI   (Norway)

Author keywords

ecosystem management; eutrophication; modelling; North Sea; OSPAR CP; river discharge

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; EUTROPHICATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; REDUCTION; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER WATER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; NORTH SEA; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 62949210788     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.02.006     Document Type: Article

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