Fig. 4: Relationship between April+May nitrate load of the UMRB and May nitrate load of the MRB and the size of the hypoxic zone in the GOA.
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a Correlation between April+May nitrate load of the UMRB and May nitrate load of the MRB. b Relationship between April+May nitrate load of the UMRB and the size of the hypoxic zone of coastal waters near the Mississippi River delta.