Dynamic changes in seagrass assemblages under eutrophication and implications for recovery

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 302, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 233-248

  Cardoso, P G ^a   Pardal, M A ^a   Lillebo A I ^a   Ferreira, S M ^a   Raffaelli, D ^b   Marques, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Hysteresis; Macrobenthic community; Seagrass beds; Species diversity; Trophic structure

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; MACROPHYTE; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

COIMBRA [PORTUGAL]; EURASIA; EUROPE; MONDEGO ESTUARY; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

HALOPHILA; INVERTEBRATA; POLYCHAETA; ZOSTERA; ZOSTERA NOLTII;

EID: 1542403112     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2003.10.014     Document Type: Article

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