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Organic matter loading by hippopotami causes subsidy overload resulting in downstream hypoxia and fish kills

Organic matter and nutrient loading into aquatic ecosystems affects ecosystem structure and function and can result in eutrophication and hypoxia. Hypoxia is often attributed to anthropogenic pollution and is not common in unpolluted rivers. Here we show that organic matter loading from hippopotami...

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Autores principales: Dutton, Christopher L., Subalusky, Amanda L., Hamilton, Stephen K., Rosi, Emma J., Post, David M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5956076/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29769538
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04391-6