The role of benthic macrophytes and their associated macroinvertebrate community in coastal lagoon resistance to eutrophication

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1827-1834

  Lloret, Javier ^a   Marín, Arnaldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Benthos; Coastal 'filter'; Coastal lagoon; Eutrophication; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC INPUTS; BENTHIC COMMUNITIES; BENTHOS; COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS; COASTAL LAGOONS; ISOTOPE RATIO; MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITY; MACROPHYTES; MAR MENOR; RESISTANCE CAPACITY; STABLE ISOTOPE DATA; STABLE ISOTOPES; WATER COLUMNS;

ISOTOPES; LAKES;

EUTROPHICATION;

BENTHOS; BIOTIC FACTOR; COASTAL LAGOON; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MACROPHYTE; POLLUTION CONTROL; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER COLUMN;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUTROPHICATION; LAGOON; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MACROPHYTE; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC MATTER PRODUCTION; SEDIMENT; SPAIN;

ALGAE; ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON; CAULERPA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM; INVERTEBRATES; ISOTOPES; KINETICS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 71549153152     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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