Effects of wastewater treatment plant effluent inputs on planktonic metabolic rates and microbial community composition in the Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is the world's largest area suffering from eutrophication-driven hypoxia. Low oxygen levels are threatening its biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. The main causes for eutrophication-driven hypoxia are high nutrient loadings and global warming. Wastewater treatment plants (WW...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2016-08-01
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Series: | Biogeosciences |
Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/13/4751/2016/bg-13-4751-2016.pdf |