Process by which a body of water becomes enriched with nutrients (particularly phosphorus and nitrogen) that stimulate the growth of algae. Excessive nutrient enrichment may result in hypoxia, algal blooms, fish kills, and seagrass decline
US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Glossary - NOAA's State of the Coast (SOTC), Washington, DC, USA 2013. http://stateofthecoast.noaa.gov/glossary.html, (CoaStormEmr - Amer) {881}