Integrating ecological and economic modeling of eutrophication: Toward optimal solutions for a coastal area suffering from sediment release of phosphorus

Ambio

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 225-235

  Laukkanen, Marita ^a   Ekholm, Petri ^b   Huhtala, Anni ^a   Pitkanen, Heikki ^b   Kiirikki, Mikko ^c   Rantanen, Pirjo ^d   Inkala, Arto ^e  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c Luode Consulting Oy   (Finland)

^d AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^e Ymparistovaikutusten Arviointikeskus Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORUS;

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PARAMETERIZATION; PHOSPHORUS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EUTROPHICATION; FINLAND; HUMAN; METABOLISM; POLICY; SEA; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTANT; STATISTICAL MODEL; WATER POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EUTROPHICATION; FINLAND; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OCEANS AND SEAS; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; URBAN RENEWAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; GULF OF FINLAND;

EID: 68649112895     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1579/0044-7447-38.4.225     Document Type: Article

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43. First submitted 14 May 2008. Accepted for publication 9 February 2009.