Nutrient enrichment and trophic organisation in an estuarine food web

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 449-461

  Raffaelli, Dave ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Invertebrates; Land use; Macro algae; Nitrogen; Shorebirds; Ythan estuary

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD WEB; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ESTUARY; EUTROPHICATION; FOOD WEB; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

SCOTLAND(GRAMPIAN); UNITED KINGDOM; YTHAN ESTUARY;

ALGAE; COROPHIUM VOLUTATOR; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033165706     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(99)00123-X     Document Type: Article

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