Distribution and fluxes of chlorophyll-a and dissolved nitrogen and phosphorus from Terengganu river estuary to South China Sea

Abstract

This study is to determine the distribution, flux and relationship of dissolved nitrogen, dissolved phosphorus and chlorophyll-a (productivity), that are then used to develop the dissolved nitrogen, dissolved phosphorus and productivity (chlorophyll-a) fluxes model in the Terengganu River Estuary using the Land-ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zones (LOICZ) Biogeochemical Modelling Guidelines. Dissolved nitrogen and phosphorus and chlorophyll-a water samples were collected from 16 sampling stations in the rivers (Terengganu River and Nerus River), estuary and coastal water during the Northeast, Southwest and Inter-monsoon seasons as well as during low and high tides from January to November 2010.