Top-down control of phytoplankton by oysters in Chesapeake Bay, USA: Comment on Pomeroy et al. (2006)

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 341, Issue , 2007, Pages 293-298

  Newell, Roger I E ^a   Kemp, W Michael ^a   Hagy III, James D ^b   Cerco, Carl F ^c   Testa, Jeremy M ^a   Boynton, Walter R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Algal blooms; Biodeposition; Chesapeake Bay; Crassostrea virginica; Hypoxia; Oyster; Restoration; Suspension feeder; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; DEEP WATER; GROWTH RATE; HYPOXIA; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PHYTOPLANKTON; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; WATER QUALITY;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 34547589262     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps341293     Document Type: Review

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