Local effects of blue mussels around turbine foundations in an ecosystem model of Nysted off-shore wind farm, Denmark

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 62, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 159-174

  Maar, Marie ^a   Bolding, Karsten ^b   Petersen, Jens Kjerulf ^a   Hansen, Jørgen L S ^a   Timmermann, Karen ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b Bolding and Burchard ApS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Artificial Reef; Blue Mussels; DEB Model; Depletion; Wind Farm

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL REEF; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOMASS; BIVALVE; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ENERGY BUDGET; FECAL PELLET; FOOD SUPPLY; GROWTH MODELING; INGESTION RATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROPLANKTON; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WATER COLUMN; WIND FARM;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

COPEPODA; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 71749102044     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2009.01.008     Document Type: Article

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