Analysis of the response of phytoplankton indicators in Dutch coastal water to nutrient reduction scenarios : a model study with the Generic Ecological Model (GEM)
The main objectives of this study are: 1) to get quantitative insight in the relation between the nutrient loading to Dutch transitional and coastal waters and the response of a range of phytoplankton indicators and 2) to derive from this information the reduction of the nutrient loading required to meet ecological objectives, as defined within OSPAR and the Water Framework Directive (WFD)