Modelling the effects of eutrophication, mitigation measures and an extreme flood event on estuarine benthic food webs

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 222, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1209-1221

  Baeta, Alexandra ^a,b   Niquil, Nathalie ^b   Marques, João C ^a   Patrício, Joana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Ecological model; Ecopath; Eutrophication; Flood; Food web; Management; Mondego estuary; Portugal

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELS; ECOPATH; FOOD WEB; MONDEGO ESTUARY; PORTUGAL;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; ESTUARIES; EUTROPHICATION; FLOODS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

THROUGHPUT;

ABUNDANCE; ALGAL BLOOM; BENTHOS; BIOMASS; DETRITUS; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; EUTROPHICATION; EXTREME EVENT; FLOOD; FOOD WEB; GRAZING; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MASS BALANCE; MITIGATION; OMNIVORY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEAGRASS; SNAIL; SOFTWARE;

COIMBRA [PORTUGAL]; MONDEGO ESTUARY; PORTUGAL;

ALGAE; HEDISTE DIVERSICOLOR; HYDROBIA ULVAE; SCROBICULARIA PLANA; ZOSTERA;

EID: 79951767421     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.12.010     Document Type: Article

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