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Nutrients and phytoplankton (chlorophyll a) in the Waikato River

TR 2018/46

Report: TR 2018/46

Author: Healthy Rivers Technical Leaders Group

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This report was commissioned by the Technical Leaders Group for the Healthy Rivers Wai Ora Project Report No. HR/TLG/2015-2016/3.6

This paper summarises lines of evidence relating to nutrient limitation of phytoplankton biomass within the Waikato River main stem, including spatial and temporal patterns and trends in Chlorophyll a and nutrients and the results of 3 sets of bioassays.

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