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# Nutrients (agriculture, atmospheric deposition)
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# Phytoplankton increases (algal blooms)
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<small>Schematic diagram of the different pathways of nutrient deposition into coastal waters and ensuing processes leading to eutrophication (algal blooms) and hypoxia (Photo credit: Dr. Hans W. Paerl)</small>
# Organic matter increases (dead or dying algae)
 
# Oxygen decreases
 
# Fish kills
 

Latest revision as of 09:48, 6 November 2013

Schemenutr.png

Schematic diagram of the different pathways of nutrient deposition into coastal waters and ensuing processes leading to eutrophication (algal blooms) and hypoxia (Photo credit: Dr. Hans W. Paerl)