Less ice on the Baltic reduces the extent of hypoxic bottom waters and sedimentary phosphorus release

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 689-691

  Vermaat, Jan E ^a   Bouwer, Laurens M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

climate change; internal eutrophication; sediment anoxia; sedimentary phosphorus release; wind induced turbulence

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANOXIA; BOTTOM WATER; CLIMATE CHANGE; EUTROPHICATION; HYPOXIA; PHOSPHORUS; SEA ICE; TURBULENCE; WIND FORCING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

EID: 64949116612     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.02.027     Document Type: Article

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