Simulated reduction of hypoxia in the northern Gulf of Mexico due to phosphorus limitation
Abstract Excess nutrient loading from the Mississippi-Atchafalaya River system promotes the seasonal development of hypoxic bottom waters on the Louisiana shelf with detrimental effects on the benthic fauna. In the Mississippi River plume, primary production becomes phosphorus-limited between May an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BioOne
2014-02-01
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| Series: | Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene |
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| Online Access: | http://elementascience.org/article/info:doi/10.12952/journal.elementa.000022 |