Nutrient budgets for large Chinese estuaries

• Published in: Biogeosciences Vol. 6; no. 10; pp. 2245 - 2263
• Main Authors: Liu, S. M., Hong, G.-H., Zhang, J., Ye, X. W., Jiang, X. L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 26.10.2009
• Subjects: Bacillariophyceae; Freshwater; INW, Huanghai Sea; ISEW, South China Sea; INW, Donghai Sea; INW, Korea, Rep

Chinese rivers deliver about 5–10% of global freshwater input and 15–20% of the global continental sediment to the world ocean. We report the riverine fluxes and concentrations of major nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, and silicon) in the rivers of the contiguous landmass of China and Korea in the n...