@article{fdi:010054352,
  title = {{N}, {P}, {S}i budgets for the {R}ed {R}iver {D}elta (northern {V}ietnam) : how the delta affects river nutrient delivery to the sea},
  author = {{T}hi, {N}.{M}.{L}. and {G}arnier, {J}. and {B}illen, {G}. and {T}hi, {P}.{Q}.{L}. and {N}emery, {J}ulien and {O}range, {D}idier and {L}an, {A}.{L}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {R}ed {R}iver {D}elta ({RRD}) ({V}ietnam), a region experiencing rapid population growth, industrialization, and economic development, concentrates 54% of the population of the whole {R}ed {R}iver watershed in less than 10% of the basin area. {O}ur study aimed at understanding and quantifying the processes by which the delta affects the nutrient fluxes coming from the upstream watershed before they reach the sea. {A} comprehensive budget of nitrogen ({N}), phosphorus ({P}), and silica ({S}i) fluxes associated with natural and anthropogenic processes in the terrestrial and hydrological system of the delta was established for five sub-basins of the delta for the period 2000-2006, based on official statistical data, available measurements, and our own sampling campaigns and enquiries. {T}he results show that anthropogenic inputs of {N} and {P} brought into the delta area are higher than the amounts delivered by the river from the upstream watershed. {H}owever, the amounts of these two elements ultimately delivered to the coastal zone from the delta are lower than the amounts carried by the upstream river, showing extremely efficient retention of both the soils and the delta's drainage network. {F}or {S}i (taking into account both dissolved and amorphous solid forms), the retention is much lower. {H}igh retention of {N} and {P} and low retention of {S}i in the delta area have up to now protected the coastal zone from severe eutrophication problems.},
  keywords = {{R}ed river ; {D}elta ; {N}utrient budget ; {N}itrogen ; {P}hosphorus ; {S}ilica ; {M}arine ; eutrophication ; {ICEP} indicator ; {VIETNAM}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}iogeochemistry},
  volume = {107},
  numero = {1-3},
  pages = {241--259},
  ISSN = {0168-2563},
  year = {2012},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10533-010-9549-8},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010054352},
}