Understanding the importance of sediments to water ouality in coastal shallow lagoons

The undesirable enrichment of water by nutrients may be a problem, especially in areas with restricted exchange with the sea. The tidal regime flushes the system and contributes for the removal of phytoplankton, favouring phytobenthos as the target of enhanced nutrients. Water samples were collected...

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Main Author: Brito, Ana (author)
Other Authors: Newton, Alice (author), Tett, Paul (author), Fernandes, Teresa (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/1099
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/1099