Declines in predatory fish promote bloom-forming macroalgae

Ecological Applications

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1975-1988

  Eriksson, Britas Klemens ^a,b   Ljunggren, Lars ^c   Sandström, Alfred ^c   Johansson, Gustav ^d   Mattila, Johanna ^e   Rubach, Anja ^f   Raåberg, Sonja ^b   Snickars, Martin ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^d Foundation for Uppland   (Sweden)

^e ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Baltic sea; Bloom forming algae; Coastal management; Eutrophication; Mesopredator release; Nutrient enrichment experiment; Piscivorous fish; Trophic cascades

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; COASTAL ZONE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; EUTROPHICATION; FISH; GRAZING; MACROALGA; MARINE RESOURCE; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PISCIVORE; PREDATION; TROPHIC INTERACTION; WATER QUALITY;

ALGA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; EUTROPHICATION; FISH; INVERTEBRATE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SEA; SEASON;

ALGAE; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; EUTROPHICATION; FISHES; INVERTEBRATES; OCEANS AND SEAS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SEASONS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

ALGAE; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 71549128067     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/08-0964.1     Document Type: Article

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