The contribution of benthic macrofauna to the nutrient filter in coastal lagoons

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2732-2740

  Lloret, Javier ^a   Marín, Arnaldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coastal lagoon; Eutrophication; Macrozoobenthos; Nutrient filter

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC MACROFAUNA; COASTAL AREA; COASTAL LAGOONS; GENERAL KNOWLEDGE; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; MACROZOOBENTHOS; MAR MENOR; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENTS; NUTRIENT RECYCLING; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; SHALLOW AREAS; VULNERABLE ECOSYSTEMS; WATER COLUMNS;

COASTAL ZONES; ECOSYSTEMS; EUTROPHICATION; LAKES;

NUTRIENTS;

COASTAL LAGOON; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; EUTROPHICATION; FAUNA; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; WATER COLUMN; ZOOBENTHOS;

ARTICLE; BENTHIC FAUNA; BIOFILTER; BIOMASS DISTRIBUTION; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUTROPHICATION; LAGOON; MACROFAUNA; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRIENT CYCLING; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; RECYCLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOMASS; BIOTA; CAULERPA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; FOOD CHAIN; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INVERTEBRATES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEAWATER; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTANTS;

MAR MENOR; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MURCIA [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

EID: 81855185294     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.09.014     Document Type: Article

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