Mussel farming as a nutrient reduction measure in the Baltic Sea: Consideration of nutrient biogeochemical cycles

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1385-1388

  Stadmark, J ^a   Conley, D J ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Filter feeder; Hypoxia; Nitrogen; Nutrient removal; Phosphorus; Sediment release

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC SYSTEM; BALTIC SEA; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; COASTAL AREA; COASTAL EUTROPHICATION; FILTER FEEDERS; HYPOXIA; LOW OXYGEN; MITIGATION MEASURES; MUSSEL FARM; MUSSEL FARMING; NUTRIENT LOADS; NUTRIENT REDUCTION; NUTRIENT RELEASE; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; ORGANIC MATERIALS; SEDIMENT RELEASE;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COASTAL ZONES; EUTROPHICATION; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SHELLFISH;

NUTRIENTS;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS DERIVATIVE;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; DENITRIFICATION; EUTROPHICATION; HYPOXIA; MUSSEL CULTURE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEDIMENTATION;

ARTICLE; BALTIC SEA; BIOFILTER; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; EUTROPHICATION; FARMING SYSTEM; FOOD INDUSTRY; MARICULTURE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SEDIMENT; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES; MYTILUS EDULIS; NITROGEN; OCEANS AND SEAS; PHOSPHORUS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

EID: 79959326127     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

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