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N input from the Pearl River has caused the nSCS to become P-limited. Phosphate
decline may be ascribed to the implementation of phosphate detergent ban in the late
1990s, and phytoplankton great consumption.
Figure 2.
Variation trends in dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration in the nSCS during 1976-2004.
(a), (b), and (c) show the annual means of sea surface DO (SSDO), water column average in the upper
200 m DO (DOav) and DO at the 200 m (DO200), respectively. The lines are linear regressions.
