Carbon budgets for two Portuguese estuaries: implications for the management and conservation of coastal waters

Carbon budgets for two Portuguese estuaries: implications for the management and conservation of coastal waters

Abstract: Carbon budgets vary markedly within and between Tagus and Sado estuaries reflecting the human pressure. These estuaries seem to generate carbon within a total of 0.13 MtC yr<sup>-1</sup> for Tagus and 0.02 MtC yr<sup>-1</sup> for Sado. Anthropogenic inputs, autochth...

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Main Author: Ana P. Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Carbon
Carbon Cycle
carbon budget
coastal management
Sado estuary
Tagus estuary
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/conf.fmars.2014.02.00022/full

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