Long-term changes in the production by estuarine macrobenthos affected by multiple stressors

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 10-18

  Dolbeth, M ^a   Cardoso, P G ^b   Grilo, T F ^a   Bordalo, M D ^a   Raffaelli, D ^c   Pardal, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate extremes; Estuary; Eutrophication; Macrobenthos production; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; BIVALVE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; EUTROPHICATION; EXTREME EVENT; FLOODING; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MACROBENTHOS; POLYCHAETE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEAGRASS; SNAIL;

HEDISTE DIVERSICOLOR; HYDROBIA ULVAE; POLYCHAETA; SCROBICULARIA PLANA;

EID: 79952071769     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.12.006     Document Type: Article

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