Marked reduction of eutrophication pressure in the northeastern Adriatic in the period 2000-2009

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 115, Issue , 2012, Pages 25-32

  Djakovac, Tamara ^a   Degobbis, Danilo ^a   Supić, Nastjenjka ^a   Precali, Robert ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Geostrophic flow; Long term changes; Northeastern Adriatic; Po river flow

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; EUTROPHICATION; FRESHWATER INPUT; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; LONG-TERM CHANGE; ORTHOPHOSPHATE; PHYTOPLANKTON; RIVER FLOW;

ADRIATIC SEA; CROATIA; ISTRIA; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PO RIVER; ROVINJ;

EID: 84870348743     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.03.029     Document Type: Article

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