Evaluation of the nutrient inputs to a coastal lagoon: the case of the Ria de Aveiro, Portugal

The Ria de Aveiro estuary-coastal lagoon system of northern Portugal is estimated to currently receive mean annual influxes of total nitrogen (N) and total phosphorus (P) of c. 6118 t y−1 and 779 t y−1, respectively, from its influent rivers. In low summer flows the mean N and P fluxes decrease to c...

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Main Author: Silva, J. Figueiredo da (author)
Other Authors: Duck, R. W. (author), Hopkins, T. S. (author), Rodrigues, M. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2002
Subjects:
Coastal lagoon
Plant nutrients
Sewage
Submarine outfall
Eutrophication
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/15961
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/15961

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http://hdl.handle.net/10773/15961

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