There is excess nitrate (NO3) in the Pearl River coastal plume in the southern waters of Hong Kong in summer. We hypothesize that phosphorus (P) limitation controls the utilization of excess NO3 due to the high N:P ratio in the Pearl River. To test this hypothesis, we conducted two 1-day cruises on July 13 and 19, 2000 to examine the response of the phytoplankton to P additions with respect to changes in biomass, uptake of nutrients and nutrient uptake ratios using a batch incubation of natural water samples collected from the Pearl River estuary and adjacent coastal waters. At a station (E1, salinity =5) in the Pearl River estuary, the N/P ratio at the surface was 46:1, (64 muM DIN: 1.3 muM PO4) and decreased to 24:1 (12 muM DIN: 0.5 muM P...
Increasing emissions of anthropogenic reactive nitrogen from northeastern Asian countries (i.e. Chin...
The Pearl River Estuary is a subtropical estuary and the second largest in China based on discharge ...
The western side of Hong Kong possesses estuarine characteristics (from the Pearl River estuary) and...
There is excess nitrate (NO3) in the Pearl River coastal plume in the southern waters of Hong Kong i...
Hong Kong is surrounded by estuarine, coastal and oceanic waters. In this study, monthly averages ov...
The Pearl River outflow influences a large area of the northern South China Sea (SCS) under the prev...
Phytoplankton uptake rates of ammonium (NH4 (+)), nitrate (NO3 (-)), and urea were measured at vario...
The Pearl River is the second largest river in China, and has a 454,000 km(2) drainage basin. Excess...
There is mounting evidence of a global increase in nutrient levels of coastal waters through riverin...
The effect of phosphorus limitation on the Pearl River plume ecosystem, where large gradients in bot...
Some estuarine ecosystems appear to be more resistant to eutrophication than others, but the mechani...
In 2001, the Hong Kong government implemented the Harbor Area Treatment Scheme (HATS) under which 70...
Author Posting. © Elsevier B.V., 2008. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here ...
There is a need to determine the spatial and temporal dynamics of nutrient limitation to decide whic...
Hong Kong waters receive high nutrient loading from year-round sewage effluent and Pearl River disch...
Increasing emissions of anthropogenic reactive nitrogen from northeastern Asian countries (i.e. Chin...
The Pearl River Estuary is a subtropical estuary and the second largest in China based on discharge ...
The western side of Hong Kong possesses estuarine characteristics (from the Pearl River estuary) and...
There is excess nitrate (NO3) in the Pearl River coastal plume in the southern waters of Hong Kong i...
Hong Kong is surrounded by estuarine, coastal and oceanic waters. In this study, monthly averages ov...
The Pearl River outflow influences a large area of the northern South China Sea (SCS) under the prev...
Phytoplankton uptake rates of ammonium (NH4 (+)), nitrate (NO3 (-)), and urea were measured at vario...
The Pearl River is the second largest river in China, and has a 454,000 km(2) drainage basin. Excess...
There is mounting evidence of a global increase in nutrient levels of coastal waters through riverin...
The effect of phosphorus limitation on the Pearl River plume ecosystem, where large gradients in bot...
Some estuarine ecosystems appear to be more resistant to eutrophication than others, but the mechani...
In 2001, the Hong Kong government implemented the Harbor Area Treatment Scheme (HATS) under which 70...
Author Posting. © Elsevier B.V., 2008. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here ...
There is a need to determine the spatial and temporal dynamics of nutrient limitation to decide whic...
Hong Kong waters receive high nutrient loading from year-round sewage effluent and Pearl River disch...
Increasing emissions of anthropogenic reactive nitrogen from northeastern Asian countries (i.e. Chin...
The Pearl River Estuary is a subtropical estuary and the second largest in China based on discharge ...
The western side of Hong Kong possesses estuarine characteristics (from the Pearl River estuary) and...