An evaluation of a macroalgal bioassay tool for assessing the spatial extent of nutrient release from offshore fish farms

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-200

  Garcia Sanz T ^a   Ruiz Fernandez J M ^b   Ruiz, M ^c   Garcia R ^b   Gonzalez M N ^c   Perez M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Instituto Español de Oceanografía   (Spain)

^c Instituto Canario de Ciencias Marinas   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioassays; Fish farms; Indicators; Macroalgae; Nitrogen stable isotopes ( 15N)

Indexed keywords

CANARY ISLANDS; CATALONIA; COASTAL AREA; COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS; CONTROL VALUES; FISH CAGES; FISH FARMS; GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS; INCUBATION PERIODS; INCUBATION TIME; MACRO-ALGAE; MONITORING PROGRAMS; N VALUE; NITROGEN STABLE ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT RELEASE; POSIDONIA OCEANICA; PRIMARY PRODUCERS; RED ALGAE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL EXTENT; SPATIAL GRADIENTS; SPATIAL RESPONSE; WATER COLUMNS;

ALGAE; ALGAE CONTROL; BIOASSAY; COASTAL ZONES; DISSOLUTION; FARMS; ISOTOPES; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

FISH;

ISOTOPE; NITROGEN;

AQUACULTURE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOASSAY; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; CELL ORGANELLE; DISSOLVED LOAD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MACROALGA; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MACROALGA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PISCICULTURE; RED ALGA; RELIABILITY; SEA POLLUTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ALISMATIDAE; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; FISHERIES; KINETICS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ASPARAGOPSIS TAXIFORMIS; POSIDONIA OCEANICA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 77953913291     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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