Response of a phytoplankton community to increased nutrient inputs: A mesocosm experiment in the Bay of Brest (France)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 351, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 188-198

  Fouillaron, Pierre ^a   Claquin, Pascal ^b   L'Helguen, Stéphane ^c   Huonnic, Pierre ^a   Martin Jézéquel, Véronique ^d   Masson, Annick ^a   Longphuirt, Sorcha Ní ^a   Pondaven, Philippe ^a   Thouzeau, Gérard ^a   Leynaert, Aude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^c STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE ROSCOFF   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Benthic fluxes; Diatom dominance; Mesocosm experiment; Silicic acid availability

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; BENTHIC FLUX; DIATOM; GASTROPOD; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MESOCOSM; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SILICIC ACID;

BAY OF BREST; BRETAGNE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINISTERE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHAETOCEROS; CHAETOCEROS DEBILIS; CREPIDULA FORNICATA; GASTROPODA; PECTEN MAXIMUS;

EID: 34548511995     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.06.009     Document Type: Article

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