Response of epilithic microphytobenthos of the Western Baltic Sea to in situ experiments with nutrient enrichment

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 160, Issue , 1997, Pages 35-46

  Hillebrand, H ^a   Sommer, U ^a  

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

Author keywords

Competition; Diatoms; Filamentous algae; Kiel Fjord; Microphytobenthos; Nitrogen; Periphyton; Phosphate

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION; EPILITHIC MICROFLORA; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHYTOBENTHOS;

BALTIC SEA; KIEL FJORD;

CERAMIUM STRICTUM;

EID: 0031573902     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps160035     Document Type: Article

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