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angus.webb@unimelb.edu.au on 26 Aug 2021
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Study
- Citation
- Ernstberger, H., Edwards, A., & Balls, P. (2004). The distribution of phosphorus between soluble and particulate phases for seven Scottish East Coast rivers. Biogeochemistry.
- Study description
- Phosphorus (P) fractions were quantified in water samples collected on four occasions from sites at the lower tidal limit of seven Scottish East Coast rivers.
Response
- Cause term/trajectory
-
Water quality - nutrients (phosphorus)
(Increase)
- Cause description
- TP
- Effect term/trajectory
-
Phytoplankton - abundance
(Increase)
- Effect description
- Chlorophyll a concentration
- Response measure type
- R-squared - simple linear
- Response measure value
- 0.785
- Documentation
- p102
Design
- Source data
- Field
- Study type
- Observation
- Study design
- Spatial gradient
- Number of independent control or reference sampling units
- 28
- Sample size used in analysis
- 28
- Design description
- Sampling units is an estimate
Context
- Climate
- Temperate
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Habitat
- Stream/river
- Spatial extent
- Regional
- Temporal extent
- Months