Nutrient budgets in the Piratininga-Itaipu lagoon system (southeastern Brazil): effects of sea-exchange management

The Piratininga-Itaipu Lagoon System and its drainage basin, located on the southeastern coast of Brazil, Niterói (RJ), has been the target of an intense process of urbanization over the last four decades. As a result of this process, both the lagoon and the adjacent sea area have shown signs of eut...

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Published in:Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research
Main Authors: Mauricio Cerda, Conceição Denise Nunes-Barboza, Camila Nunes Scali-Carvalho, Kelly de Andrade-Jandre, Aguinaldo-Nepomuceno Marques Jr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escuela de Ciencias del Mar, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso 2013-04-01
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2013000200003&lng=en&tlng=en