Anthropogenic inputs of nutrients to coastal ecosystem and mitigation actions

Wang Juying; Zheng Nan; Ma Deyi

doi:10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2020.06.001

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Wang Juying，Zheng Nan，Ma Deyi. Anthropogenic inputs of nutrients to coastal ecosystem and mitigation actions[J]. Haiyang Xuebao，2020, 42(6)：1–8 doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2020.06.001

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Wang Juying，Zheng Nan，Ma Deyi. Anthropogenic inputs of nutrients to coastal ecosystem and mitigation actions[J]. Haiyang Xuebao，2020, 42(6)：1–8 doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2020.06.001

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Wang Juying，Zheng Nan，Ma Deyi. Anthropogenic inputs of nutrients to coastal ecosystem and mitigation actions[J]. Haiyang Xuebao，2020, 42(6)：1–8 doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2020.06.001

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Anthropogenic inputs of nutrients to coastal ecosystem and mitigation actions

doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2020.06.001

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Key Laboratory for Coastal Ecological Environment, National Marine Environmental Monitoring Center, Dalian 116023, China
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First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resource, Qingdao 266061, China

Received Date: 2019-12-28
Rev Recd Date: 2020-03-22

Available Online: 2020-11-18

Publish Date: 2020-06-25

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Abstract

Currently, the global nitrogen and phosphorus cycles are out of balance due to anthropogenic activities which produce a large amount of reactive nitrogen and phosphorus annually. The incremental N and P are mainly derived from production and application of synthetic N fertilizers, manure application, large areas of cultivated leguminous crops that could fix atmospheric N₂, and NO_x emitted from fossil fuel combustion. It should be noted that crop and livestock production systems are the major cause of human alteration of the global N and P cycles. Increased human sewage and fertilizer application in agricultural production have significantly raised the inputs of N and P nutrients to coastal ecosystems leading to a global spread of eutrophication. Most of these inputs are transported to the coastal ocean via river runoff and atmospheric deposition. More than half of the incremental N and P loads are related to anthropogenic sources. The Baltic Sea and East China Sea present typical eutrophication condition in developed country and developing country respectively. The mitigation strategies should focus on dual nutrient strategy for successful N and P reduction, including reduction of leaching and runoff from agricultural fields, growing perennial crops, effective application of fertilizers, and planting winter cover crops.
- nutrients input,
- eutrophication,
- anthropogenic activity,
- fertilizer application,
- agricultural activity,
- mitigation strategy

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