Eutrophication and Hypoxia in Tropical Negombo Lagoon, Sri Lanka

Eutrophication and Hypoxia in Tropical Negombo Lagoon, Sri Lanka

Hypoxic events are becoming frequent in some estuaries and coastal waters due to over-enrichment of anthropogenic nutrients, organic matter, and/or due to restricted water circulation. The coastal lagoons and estuaries of Sri Lanka are facing high population pressure and lacking sufficient infrastru...

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Main Authors: Hsueh-Han Hsieh, Ming-Hsiu Chuang, Yung-Yen Shih, W. Sanjaya Weerakkody, Wei-Jen Huang, Chin-Chang Hung, François L. L. Muller, R. R. M. K. P. Ranatunga, D. S. Wijethunga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
hypoxia
eutrophication
organic pollution
nutrients pollution
Negombo Lagoon
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.678832/full

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