Increased nutrient loads from the Changjiang (Yangtze) River have led to increased Harmful Algal Blooms

Harmful Algae

Volumn 39, Issue , 2014, Pages 92-101

  Li, Hong Mei ^a   Tang, Hong Jie ^a   Shi, Xiao Yong ^a,b   Zhang, Chuan Song ^a   Wang, Xiu Lin ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b National Marine Hazard Mitigation Service   (China)

Author keywords

Changjiang River estuary; East China Sea; Eutrophication; Flux; Harmful algal blooms; Nutrients

Indexed keywords

ALGAE;

EID: 84907807983     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: 18781470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2014.07.002     Document Type: Article

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