Open AccessDams Alter Nutrient Flows to Coasts
Author(s) -
Elizabeth Thompson
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2020eo148986
Subject(s) - nutrient , environmental science , oceanography , fishery , hydrology (agriculture) , geology , ecology , biology , geotechnical engineering
New models indicate how dams worldwide influence the mix of nutrients in river water reaching the ocean. As more dams are built, changing nutrient loads may adversely affect coastal ecosystems.