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Variation in Natural vs. Anthropogenic Eutrophication of Shelf Areas in Front of Major Rivers

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Rivers are major transport elements in the global nutrient cycle: dissolved and particulate matter is brought from the continents to deltaic areas, where it is spread over the shelves and beyond. Basically, most of the transported material consists of erosion products, including all essential nutrients for life. Additionally, organic remains from terrestrial life are swept into the shallow marine realm. The total process forms the basis of the marine food web, and through marine primary production the pelagic, and later on the benthic, foodweb is fueled.

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Van Der Zwaan, G.J. (2000). Variation in Natural vs. Anthropogenic Eutrophication of Shelf Areas in Front of Major Rivers. In: Martin, R.E. (eds) Environmental Micropaleontology. Topics in Geobiology, vol 15. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4167-7_18

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