Effects of different N- and P-loading on primary and secondary production in an experimental marine ecosystem

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 65-81

  Prins, Theo C ^a,b   Escaravage, Vincent ^a   Wetsteyn, Lambertus P M J ^b   Peeters, J Cees H ^b   Smaal, Aad C ^b,c  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management RIKZ   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Macrobenthos; Mesocosm; Phytoplankton; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOMASS; DENMARK; GRAZING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LOADING; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEASONALITY; ZOOPLANKTON;

NUTRIENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

EID: 0033506591     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009929706903     Document Type: Conference Paper

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