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Table 2 Mean annual nutrient concentrations, N:P ratios and chlorophyll a concentrations for the Fleet Lagoon (from [12]).

From: Hindcasting of nutrient loadings from its catchment on a highly valuable coastal lagoon: the example of the Fleet, Dorset, UK, 1866–2004

 

TON (mg l-1)

Orthophosphate (μg l-1)

N:P ratio (TON: PO4-)

Chlorophyll a (μg l-1)

West Fleet

    

Abbotsbury Swannery

1.96

135.67

14.56

58.83

Langton Hive

0.46

30.67

15.89

9.50

East Fleet

    

Chickerell Hive

0.32

21.00

15.69

8.49

The Narrows

0.19

16.43

12.06

5.40

Smallmouth

0.09

9.75

10.34

2.94

  1. N = TON plus ammonia