Is coastal lagoon eutrophication likely to be aggravated by global climate change?

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 403-412

  Lloret, Javier ^a   Marín, Arnaldo ^a   Marín Guirao, Lázaro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Caulerpa prolifera; coastal lagoon; eutrophication; global climate change; macrophyte dominated system; macrophytes; nutrient uptake; photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL LAGOON; EUTROPHICATION; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREEN ALGA; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MAR MENOR; MURCIA [SPAIN]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

CAULERPA; CAULERPA PROLIFERA;

EID: 42649085711     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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