The links between global carbon, water and nutrient cycles in an urbanizing world - the case of coastal eutrophication

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 566-572

  Kroeze, Carolien ^a,b   Hofstra, Nynke ^a   Ivens, Wilfried ^b   Löhr, Ansje ^b   Strokal, Maryna ^a   van Wijnen, Jikke ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; COASTAL ZONE; EUTROPHICATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBANIZATION; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84890200023     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2013.11.004     Document Type: Review

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