Assessment of dissolved nutrients dispersal derived from offshore fish-farm using nitrogen stable isotope ratios (δ15N) in macroalgal bioassays

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 361-370

  Garcia Sanz T ^a   Ruiz, J M ^b   Perez M ^a   Ruiz, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Instituto Español de Oceanografía   (Spain)

^c Instituto Canario de Ciencias Marinas   (Spain)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE EFFLUENT; BIOASSAY; BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISPERSION; FISH CULTURE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MACROALGA; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT; POLLUTANT SOURCE; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER COLUMN;

CANARY ISLANDS; CATALONIA; MURCIA [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

EID: 78751571270     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.10.025     Document Type: Article

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