Long-term changes in a northern baltic macrophyte community

Estonian Journal of Ecology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 270-285

  Kovtun, Anastasiia ^a,b   Torn, Kaire ^a   Kotta, Jonne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b TALLINN UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Eutrophication; Haapsalu Bay; Long term changes; Macrophytobenthos

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHARA; CHARA BALTICA; CHARA CONNIVENS; TOLYPELLA NIDIFICA;

EID: 73849133997     PISSN: 1736602X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3176/eco.2009.4.03     Document Type: Conference Paper

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