Modeling the Impact of Extreme River Discharge on the Nutrient Dynamics and Dissolved Oxygen in Two Adjacent Estuaries (Portugal)

• Published in: Journal of marine science and engineering Vol. 7; no. 11; p. 412
• Main Authors: Oliveira, Vítor H., Sousa, Magda C., Morgado, Fernando, Dias, João M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 2019
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Biodiversity loss; Biogeochemistry; Biota; Brackishwater environment; Climate change; Coasts; Communication; Dams; Dissolved oxygen; Drought; Economic importance; Economics; Ecosystems; Estuaries; Estuarine dynamics; Flooding; Floods; Freshwater; Hypoxia; Inflow; Inland water environment; Limiting factors; Mathematical models; Mineral nutrients; Numerical models; Nutrient dynamics; Nutrients; Oxygen; Phosphates; Precipitation; River discharge; River flow; Rivers; Salinity; Sedimentation & deposition; Soil erosion; Stream flow; Water discharge; Water inflow; Water quality; Water temperature; Winter; Portugal; Minho River; Spain

The Minho and Lima are adjacent estuaries located in the north of Portugal, with high ecological and economic importance. To address gaps in knowledge about changes in nutrient patterns in adjacent estuaries subject to different freshwater inflows, a numerical model, Delft3D, was implemented and dev...