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Distribution of nutrients and dissolved organic matter in a eutrophic equatorial estuary: the Johor River and the East Johor Strait
Amanda Y. L. Cheong
Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
present address: Aon Singapore Pte Ltd., 068804, Singapore
Kogila Vani Annammala
Department of Water and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Centre (DPPC), Malaysia–Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ee Ling Yong
Department of Water and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Yongli Zhou
Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
present address: Department of Geography, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Robert S. Nichols
Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
present address: DHI Water & Environment (S) Pte Ltd., 608526, Singapore
Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
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We measured nutrients and dissolved organic matter for 1 year in a eutrophic tropical estuary to understand their sources and cycling. Our data show that the dissolved organic matter originates partly from land and partly from microbial processes in the water. Internal recycling is likely important for maintaining high nutrient concentrations, and we found that there is often excess nitrogen compared to silicon and phosphorus. Our data help to explain how eutrophication persists in this system.
We measured nutrients and dissolved organic matter for 1 year in a eutrophic tropical estuary to...
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