Spatial patterns of macroalgal abundance in relation to eutrophication

Marine Biology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-36

  Krause Jensen, Dorte ^a   Middelboe, Anne Lise ^c   Carstensen, Jacob ^b,d   Dahl, Karsten ^b  

^a Department of Inland Fisheries   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; ALGAL COMMUNITY; COASTAL WATER; DEEP WATER; EUTROPHICATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIGHT EFFECT; MACROALGA; SALINITY; SHALLOW WATER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER DEPTH;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

ALGAE;

EID: 34447324089     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-007-0676-2     Document Type: Article

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