Detection and attribution of global change effects on river nutrient dynamics in a large Mediterranean basin

Biogeosciences

Volumn 12, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 4085-4098

  Aguilera, R ^a   Marce R ^a   Sabater, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FACTOR ANALYSIS; GLOBAL CHANGE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; RIVER BASIN; RIVER WATER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES; WATER QUALITY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84937057233     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-12-4085-2015     Document Type: Article

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