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Eutrophication of the Northern Adriatic is a long-standing problem and in 1988 and 1989 a pale brown mucilage appeared in the sea, formed from extracellular polysaccharides produced by algae growing in the water. Data from the years 1984-89 from the extensive water quality data set collected by the M.N. Daphne was examined using the AARDVARK statistical software. The objective was to see if any features distinguished the years 1988 and 1989, in which mucilage was observed, from other years and whether any trends in water quality variables could be detected (...) |
