Eutrophication in a Chinese context: Understanding various physical and socio-economic aspects

Ambio

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 385-393

  Gao, Chao ^a   Zhang, Taolin ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

China; Eutrophication; Nutrient loads; Water quality management

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; DRAINAGE BASIN; EUTROPHICATION; MARINE POLLUTION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

CHINA;

ALGAE;

EID: 79957905579     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-010-0040-5     Document Type: Article

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