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The study employs the biogeochemical budget methodology of multi-compartment LOICZ model to the complex system of Burgas port and Burgas bay. Main model input data are turbidity and concentrations of phosphorous, nitrogen, and chlorophyll-a. Two distinct seasonal periods are considered in the study—low precipitation (September–November) and high precipitation (December–April). Internal nutrient fluxes are estimated and their dependence on nutrient load is discussed. The results show that system varies between autotrophy and heterotrophy during the year due to rainfall regimes, human activities in the basin, and the associated runoff and phosphorus loads or releases from sediments.
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This research was made possible thanks to a research grant provided by South East Europe Transnational Cooperation Programme within “Transnational enhancement of ECOPORT 8 network”—TEN ECOPORT project (SEE/D/0189/2.2/X).
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Miladinova, S., Marinov, D., Krastev, V., Marinski, J. (2015). Multi-Compartment Water Quality Assessment of Port Burgas and Burgas Bay. In: Stylios, C., Floqi, T., Marinski, J., Damiani, L. (eds) Sustainable Development of Sea-Corridors and Coastal Waters. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11385-2_10
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