High reproduction, but low biomass: Mortality estimates of the copepod Acartia tonsa in a hyper-eutrophic estuary

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 93-103

  Tiselius, Peter ^a   Borg, C Marc Andersen ^b   Hansen, Benni Winding ^c   Hansen, Per Juel ^d   Nielsen, Torkel Gissel ^e   Vismann, Bent ^d  

^a GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acartia tonsa; Anoxia; Egg production; Mortality; Mytilus edulis

Indexed keywords

ACARTIA TONSA; ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; COPEPODA; MYTILUS EDULIS; SKELETONEMA COSTATUM;

EID: 76149114933     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00043     Document Type: Article

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