Relating nutrient ratios to mucilage events in Northern Adriatic
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Northern Adriatic mucilage, nutrient ratios, machine learning, regression treesAbstract
The north western part of the northern Adriaticexhibits eutrophic to mesotrophic characteristicswith recurrent algal blooms and quiteunpredictable mucilage events. To contribute to theunderstanding of the mucilage events in thenorthern Adriatic, a machine learning algorithmfor induction of regression trees was applied to adata set comprising physical and chemicalparameters, measured at six stations on the profilefrom the Po River delta (Italy) to Rovinj on thewestern Istrian coast (Croatia). A modeldescribing the connection between the TIN/PO 4ratio, considered as a necessary factor andsometimes even a trigger for mucilage events, andthe environmental conditions in northern Adriaticwas elaborated. The model for TIN/PO 4 ratioconfirmed the assumption that the mucilage eventsare connected with the changes of this ratio in thesystem. This indicates that at certain levels of Plimitation (TIN/PO 4 signal indicate) mucilageevent frequency increases. The model also revealswhich triggers are responsible (salinity andtemperature) for the changes of the TIN/PO 4 ratioas well as their threshold values. As contrasted toto the TIN/PO 4 ratio, the mucilage events could notbe attributed to the TIN/SiO 4 ratio.Downloads
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