Can humic water discharge counteract eutrophication in coastal waters?

A common and established view is that increased inputs of nutrients to the sea, for example via river flooding, will cause eutrophication and phytoplankton blooms in coastal areas. We here show that this concept may be questioned in certain scenarios. Climate change has been predicted to cause incre...

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Main Authors: Agneta Andersson, Iveta Jurgensone, Owen F Rowe, Paolo Simonelli, Anders Bignert, Erik Lundberg, Jan Karlsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3630215?pdf=render