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The ratios of phosphorus and nitrogen originating from land and the open ocean in the Seto Inland Sea, which is the largest semi-enclosed coastal sea in Japan, have been estimated from data on total phosphorus and nitrogen loads and observed concentrations of total phosphorus and nitrogen. The ratios of land-origin and open-ocean-origin total phosphorus and nitrogen in the Seto Inland Sea are 0.28:0.72 and 0.19:0.81, respectively.
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Yanagi, T., Ishii, D. Open Ocean Originated Phosphorus and Nitrogen in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan. J Oceanogr 60, 1001–1005 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10872-005-0008-4
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