Are rocky shore ecosystems affected by nutrient-enriched seawater? Some preliminary results from a mesocosm experiment

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 484, Issue , 2002, Pages 167-175

  Bokn, Tor L ^a   Moy, Frithjof E ^a   Christie, Hartvig ^b   Engelbert, Silke ^c   Karez, Rolf ^c   Kersting, Kees ^d   Kraufvelin, Patrik ^e   Lindblad, Cecilia ^f   Marba, Nuria ^g   Pedersen, Morten F ^h   Sørensen, Kai ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

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

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^f STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^g CSIC   (Spain)

^h ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Benthic fauna; Concrete mesocosms; Ecological experiments; Eutrophication; Macroalgae; System metabolism

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ECOSYSTEMS; WATER WAVES;

ROCKY SHORE ECOSYSTEMS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; GROWTH RATE; MESOCOSM; METABOLISM; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; ROCKY SHORE;

NORWAY;

CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; FUCUS; FUCUS SERRATUS; GASTROPODA; LACTUCA; LITTORINA; LITTORINA LITTOREA; ULVA; ULVA LACTUCA; VINCA MINOR;

EID: 0037107270     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021365307438     Document Type: Conference Paper

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