Distribution of green algal mats throughout shallow soft bottoms of the Swedish Skagerrak archipelago in relation to nutrient sources and wave exposure

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 281-294

  Pihl, Leif ^a   Svenson, Anders ^a   Moksnes, Per Olav ^a   Wennhage, Håkan ^a  

^a GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomass; Cladophora; Enteromorpha; Eutrophication; Filamentous macroalgae; Vegetation cover

Indexed keywords

ALGAL MAT; BIOMASS; GREEN ALGA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

SWEDEN;

CLADOPHORA; ENTEROMORPHA;

EID: 0032969684     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-1101(99)00004-0     Document Type: Article

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