Variable: Coastal fertilizer pollution

QoG Code: (ohi_pn3)


Dataset: The Ocean Health Index Data

Description:

Coastal fertilizer pollution as a proxy for nutrient pollution within 3 nautical miles (nm) offshore. For more details on the variable construction, see the original sources:

Halpern, B. S. et al. (2015). Spatial and temporal changes in cumulative human impacts on the world's ocean. Nature Communications 6(7615).

and

FAO's statistical database FAOSTAT (http://faostat3.fao.org/faostat-gateway/go/to/browse/R/*/E).

When using this variable, please cite both the OHI project and the original sources.

Type of variable: Continuous


Last updated by source: 2023-12-03


Categories:

Environment


Find this variable in:

Environmental Indicators - 2021 Original Dataset

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This variable has information from the year 2015 to the year 2015