Benthic responses to organic enrichment and climatic events in the western North Sea

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-18

  Rees, H L ^a   Pendle, M A ^a   Limpenny, D S ^a   Mason, C E ^a   Boyd, S E ^a   Birchenough, S ^a   Vivian, C M G ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; EUTROPHICATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; ZOOBENTHOS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 30744457830     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002531540601280X     Document Type: Article

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