Eutrophication mitigation in rivers: 30 Years of trends in spatial and seasonal patterns of biogeochemistry of the Loire River (1980-2012)

Biogeosciences

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 2549-2563

  Minaudo, C ^a   Meybeck, M ^b   Moatar, F ^a   Gassama, N ^a   Curie, F ^a  

^a Parc de Grandmont   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; HEADWATER; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION DECLINE; RIVER SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

FRANCE; LOIRE RIVER;

BIVALVIA; CORBICULA;

EID: 84928911605     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-12-2549-2015     Document Type: Article

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