Global riverine N and P transport to ocean increased during the 20th century despite increased retention along the aquatic continuum

Biogeosciences

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 2441-2451

  Beusen, Arthur H W ^a,b   Bouwman, Alexander F ^a,b   Van Beek, Ludovicus P H ^a   Mogollón, José M ^a   Middelburg, Jack J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RESERVOIR; RIVER BASIN; TWENTIETH CENTURY; WATER USE;

EID: 84966702444     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-13-2441-2016     Document Type: Article

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