Estuarine eutrophication in the UK: Current incidence and future trends

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-56

  Maier, Gerald ^a   Nimmo Smith, Rebecca J ^a   Glegg, Gillian A ^a   Tappin, Alan D ^a   Worsfold, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; England; Estuary; European policy; Eutrophication; Nitrates directive; Nutrients

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; ANOXIA; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; RUNOFF;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ALGAE;

EID: 64349085194     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.982     Document Type: Article

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