The Haber Bosch-harmful algal bloom (HB-HAB) link

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Glibert, Patricia M ^a   Maranger, Roxane ^b   Sobota, Daniel J ^c   Bouwman, Lex ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Oregon Department Environmental Quality   (United States)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

cyanobacteria; dinoflagellates; eutrophication; harmful algal blooms; N:P ratio; nitrogen; nitrogen fertilizer

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; ALGAE CONTROL; AQUACULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; FERTILIZERS; FOOD SUPPLY; METABOLISM; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; NUTRIENTS; PHYSIOLOGY; SUPPLY CHAINS; TOXIC MATERIALS; UREA;

ADAPTIVE STRATEGY; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; CYANOBACTERIA; DINOFLAGELLATES; ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS; N:P RATIO;

UREA FERTILIZERS;

ADAPTATION; ALGAL BLOOM; AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION; CYANOBACTERIUM; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; TOXIC ORGANISM;

CHINA;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 84907902571     PISSN: 17489318     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/9/10/105001     Document Type: Article

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