The way that nutrients cycle through atmospheric, terrestrial, oceanic and associated biotic
reservoirs can constrain rates of biological production and help structure ecosystems on …

Increasing global population has resulted in increased urbanization of coastal areas across
the globe. Such an increase generates many challenges for sustainable food production …

Nutrient input from the Changjiang River (Yangtze River) has been increasing dramatically
since the 1960s. At the mouth of the Changjiang River, the nitrate concentration has …

Numerous studies have unveiled the importance of nitrogen (N) transformation processes
over the past decades, but comprehensive studies of key N-cycling processes are still rare in …

The Zhu-jiang (Pearl River) estuary and its adjacent continental shelf in the Northern South
China Sea (SCS) is unique in that its drainage basin is located entirely in a subtropical zone …

In the spring of 1998, 24-h time series and synchronization of vertical profiles of NO3–N,
NO2–N, NH3–N, PO4–P, chlorophyll a, suspended substance, salinity, temperature and …

The Pearl River Estuary is a subtropical estuary and the second largest in China based on
discharge volume from the Pearl River. Processes in the estuary vary spatially and …

The isotopic composition (δ13C and δ15N) and organic carbon (OC) and total nitrogen (TN,
organic plus inorganic) content of 37 carbonate-free surficial sediments of the subtropical …

We examined the occurrence of seasonal hypoxia (O2< 2mgl− 1) in the bottom waters of
four river-dominated ocean margins (off the Changjiang, Mississippi, Pearl and Rhône …

The Pearl River is one of the large rivers in the world and it discharges to the northern part of
the South China Sea. There has been a concern about the deterioration of dissolved oxygen …