Eutrophication will increase during the 21st century

Eutrophication of the water of the Qaraoun Lake in Lebanon.

Sinha, E., Michalak, A.M. and Balaji, V. (2017) ‘Eutrophication will increase during the 21st century as a result of precipitation changes’, Science, 357(6349), pp. 405–408. doi:10.1126/science.aan2409. Eutrophication, or excessive nutrient enrichment, happens when water bodies are entirely or progressively enriched in nutrients, especially in Nitrogen (NO³¯ and NH4+ mainly) and Phosphorus (PO4³¯). This excessive increase […]

How to read scientific citations and verify the sources – A short guide

Scientific illustration

What do citations look like? All articles written on this website will follow the scientific notation for sources and citations, and especially the “Elsevier (with titles)” of the Harvard notation system. All citations in the text will be under the form: Figure 1:Form of the citations in the text. The form of the citations in […]