Nutrient budgets for large Chinese estuaries

Chinese rivers deliver about 5–10% of global freshwater input and 15–20% of the global continental sediment to the world ocean. We report the riverine fluxes and concentrations of major nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, and silicon) in the rivers of the contiguous landmass of China and Korea in the n...

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Main Authors: S. M. Liu, G.-H. Hong, J. Zhang, X. W. Ye, X. L. Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2009-10-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/6/2245/2009/bg-6-2245-2009.pdf