Changes in the ecosystem of the Gulf of Riga from the 1970s to the 1990s

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 56, Issue SUPPL., 1999, Pages 33-40

  Ojaveer, Henn ^a   Lankov, Ain ^a   Eero, Margit ^a   Kotta, Jonne ^a   Kotta, Ilmar ^a   Lumberg, Alide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Abiotic and biotic components; Alien species; Gulf of Riga ecosystem; Long term changes

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; COD; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOTOXICITY; EUTROPHICATION; HERRING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SALINITY; WATER POLLUTION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; EUTROPHICATION; FRESHWATER INPUT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT;

BALTIC SEA; GULF OF RIGA;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; CERCOPAGIS PENGOI; CLUPEA HARENGUS; GADUS MORHUA; MARENZELLERIA VIRIDIS;

EID: 0033366820     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1999.0609     Document Type: Conference Paper

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