The Response of Experimental Rocky Shore Communities to Nutrient Additions

Ecosystems

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 577-594

  Bokn, Tor L ^a   Duarte, Carlos M ^b   Pedersen, Morten F ^c   Marba, Nuria ^b   Moy, Frithjof E ^a   Barrón, Cristina ^b   Bjerkeng, Birger ^a   Borum, Jens ^d   Christie, Hartvig ^e   Engelbert, Silke ^g   Fotel, Frank L ^c   Hoell, Espen E ^f   Karez, Rolf ^g   Kersting, Kees ^h   Kraufvelin, Patrik ⁱ   Lindblad, Cecilia ^k   Olsen, Marianne ^f   Sanderud, Knut Arvid ^f   Sommer, Ulrich ^g   Sørensen, Kai ^j  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^c ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^f STATOIL   (Norway)

^g GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^h WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

ⁱ ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^j STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^k NONE

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Author keywords

Algae; Benthic vegetation; Coastal eutrophication; Hard bottom organisms; Intertidal communities; Mesocosm; Nutrient enrichment; Rocky shore communities

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BENTHOS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GEOSTATISTICS; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; ROCKY SHORE;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 0012820701     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-002-0108-6     Document Type: Article

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