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scale changes in phosphorus biogeochemistry. Environ Sci Technol 36:5315–5320
Correll DL, Jordan TE, Weller DE (2000) Dissolved silicate dynamics of the Rhode River
watershed and estuary. Estuaries 23:188–196
Covitch AP et al (2004) The role of biodiversity in the functioning of freshwater and marine benthic
ecosystems. Bioscience 54:767–775
Dai L, Korolev K, Gore J (2013) Slower recovery in space before collapse of connected
populations. Nature 496:355–358
Davidson K, Gurney WSC (1999) An investigation of non-steady state algal growth
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Diaz RJ, Rosenberg R (2008) Spreading dead zones and consequences for marine ecosystems.
Science 321:926–929
Dodla SK, Wang JJ, DeLaune RD, Cook RL (2008) Denitrification potential and its relation to
organic carbon quality in three coastal wetland soils. Sci Total Environ 407:471–480
Duhamel S, Dyhrman ST, Karl DM (2010) Alkaline phosphatase activity and regulation in the
North Pacific subtropical gyre. Limnol Oceanogr 55:1414–1425
Duodu GO, Goonetilleke A, Ayoko GA (2016) Comparison of pollution indices for the assessment
of heavy metal in Brisbane River sediment. Environ Pollut 219:1077–1091
Dwivedi S, Mishra S, Tripathi RD (2018) Ganga water pollution: a potential health threat to
inhabitants of Ganga basin. Environ Int 117:327–338
Edokpa D, Evans M, Rothwell J (2015) High fluvial export of dissolved organic nitrogen from a
peatland catchment with elevated inorganic nitrogen deposition. Sci Total Environ 532:711–722
Eggleton J, Thomas KV (2004) A review of factors affecting the release and bioavailability of
contaminants during sediment disturbance events. Environ Int 30:973–980
Elser JJ et al (2000) Nutritional constraints in terrestrial and fresh water food webs. Nature
408:578–580
Elser JJ et al (2009) Shifts in lake N:P stoichiometry and nutrient limitation driven by atmospheric
nitrogen deposition. Science 326:835–837
Eyre BD, Ferguson AJP (2009) Denitrification efficiency for defining critical loads of carbon in
shallow coastal ecosystems. Hydrobiologia 629:137–146
Fontvieille DA, Outaguerouine A, Thevenot DR (1992) Fluorescein diacetate hydrolysis as a
measure of microbial activity in aquatic systems: application to activated sludges. Environ
Technol 13:531–540
France-Lanord C, Derry LA (1997) Organic carbon burial forcing of the carbon cycle from
Himalayan erosion. Nature 390:65–67
Fu J et al (2014) Heavy metals in surface sediments of the Jialu River, China: their relations to
environmental factors. J Hazard Mater 270:102–109
Galloway JN et al (2008) Transformation of the nitrogen cycle: recent trends, questions, and
potential solutions. Science 320:889–892
Gholizadeh MH, Melesse AM, Reddi L (2016) A comprehensive review on water quality parameters estimation using remote sensing techniques. Sensors (Basel) 16:1–43
Gilbert D, Sundby B, Gobeil C, Mucci A, Tremblay GH (2005) A seventy two year record of
diminishing deep water oxygen in the St. Lawrence estuary: the Northwest Atlantic connection.
Limnol Oceanogr 50:1654–1666
Gilpin LC, Davidson K, Roberts E (2004) The influence of changes in nitrogen: silicon ratios on
diatom growth dynamics. J Sea Res 25:21–35
Goldstein AH, Galbally IE (2007) Known and unexplored organic constituents in the earth’s
atmosphere. Environ Sci Technol 41:1514–1521
10 Ecosystem Responses to Pollution in the Ganga River: Key Issues to Address. . .
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Oceanogr 42:774–777
Conley DJ, Kilham SS, Theriot E (1989) Differences in silica content between marine and
freshwater diatoms. Limnol Oceanogr 34:205–213
Conley DJ, Humborg C, Rahm L, Savchuk OP, Wulff F (2002) Hypoxia in the Baltic Sea and basin
scale changes in phosphorus biogeochemistry. Environ Sci Technol 36:5315–5320
Correll DL, Jordan TE, Weller DE (2000) Dissolved silicate dynamics of the Rhode River
watershed and estuary. Estuaries 23:188–196
Covitch AP et al (2004) The role of biodiversity in the functioning of freshwater and marine benthic
ecosystems. Bioscience 54:767–775
Dai L, Korolev K, Gore J (2013) Slower recovery in space before collapse of connected
populations. Nature 496:355–358
Davidson K, Gurney WSC (1999) An investigation of non-steady state algal growth
II. Mathematical modelling of co-nutrient limited algal growth. J Plankton Res 21:839–858
Diaz RJ, Rosenberg R (2008) Spreading dead zones and consequences for marine ecosystems.
Science 321:926–929
Dodla SK, Wang JJ, DeLaune RD, Cook RL (2008) Denitrification potential and its relation to
organic carbon quality in three coastal wetland soils. Sci Total Environ 407:471–480
Duhamel S, Dyhrman ST, Karl DM (2010) Alkaline phosphatase activity and regulation in the
North Pacific subtropical gyre. Limnol Oceanogr 55:1414–1425
Duodu GO, Goonetilleke A, Ayoko GA (2016) Comparison of pollution indices for the assessment
of heavy metal in Brisbane River sediment. Environ Pollut 219:1077–1091
Dwivedi S, Mishra S, Tripathi RD (2018) Ganga water pollution: a potential health threat to
inhabitants of Ganga basin. Environ Int 117:327–338
Edokpa D, Evans M, Rothwell J (2015) High fluvial export of dissolved organic nitrogen from a
peatland catchment with elevated inorganic nitrogen deposition. Sci Total Environ 532:711–722
Eggleton J, Thomas KV (2004) A review of factors affecting the release and bioavailability of
contaminants during sediment disturbance events. Environ Int 30:973–980
Elser JJ et al (2000) Nutritional constraints in terrestrial and fresh water food webs. Nature
408:578–580
Elser JJ et al (2009) Shifts in lake N:P stoichiometry and nutrient limitation driven by atmospheric
nitrogen deposition. Science 326:835–837
Eyre BD, Ferguson AJP (2009) Denitrification efficiency for defining critical loads of carbon in
shallow coastal ecosystems. Hydrobiologia 629:137–146
Fontvieille DA, Outaguerouine A, Thevenot DR (1992) Fluorescein diacetate hydrolysis as a
measure of microbial activity in aquatic systems: application to activated sludges. Environ
Technol 13:531–540
France-Lanord C, Derry LA (1997) Organic carbon burial forcing of the carbon cycle from
Himalayan erosion. Nature 390:65–67
Fu J et al (2014) Heavy metals in surface sediments of the Jialu River, China: their relations to
environmental factors. J Hazard Mater 270:102–109
Galloway JN et al (2008) Transformation of the nitrogen cycle: recent trends, questions, and
potential solutions. Science 320:889–892
Gholizadeh MH, Melesse AM, Reddi L (2016) A comprehensive review on water quality parameters estimation using remote sensing techniques. Sensors (Basel) 16:1–43
Gilbert D, Sundby B, Gobeil C, Mucci A, Tremblay GH (2005) A seventy two year record of
diminishing deep water oxygen in the St. Lawrence estuary: the Northwest Atlantic connection.
Limnol Oceanogr 50:1654–1666
Gilpin LC, Davidson K, Roberts E (2004) The influence of changes in nitrogen: silicon ratios on
diatom growth dynamics. J Sea Res 25:21–35
Goldstein AH, Galbally IE (2007) Known and unexplored organic constituents in the earth’s
atmosphere. Environ Sci Technol 41:1514–1521
10 Ecosystem Responses to Pollution in the Ganga River: Key Issues to Address. . .
247