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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Main Authors: R. Vaquer-Sunyer, H. E. Reader, S. Muthusamy, M. V. Lindh, J. Pinhassi, D. J. Conley, E. S. Kritzberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-08-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/13/4751/2016/bg-13-4751-2016.pdf