Preferred term
Eutrophication
Broader concept
Broader conceptScope note
Notes about the usage and scope of the concept.- Enrichment of water by nutrients, especially compounds of nitrogen and phosphorus, that will accelerate the growth of algae and higher forms of plant life, and thus deplete the oxygen level of water.
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Array which the concept belongs to.In other languages
Terms for the concept in other languages.Arabic
- اغناء بالمغذيات
- اتخام المياه بالمغذيات
- اغناء المياه بالمغذيات
- فرط المغذيات
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