Mussel farming can be used as a mitigation tool - A reply

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 452-454

  Petersen, Jens Kjerulf ^a   Timmermann, Karen ^b   Carlsson, Marita ^c   Holmer, Marianne ^c   Maar, Marie ^b   Lindahl, Odd ^d  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Eutrophication; Mitigation; Mussels; Nutrient bioextraction

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC MATTER;

AQUACULTURE; BALTIC SEA; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOREMEDIATION; COASTAL WATERS; DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; LETTER; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CYCLE; NUTRIENT LOADING; SEDIMENT;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES; MYTILUS EDULIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84856260299     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.11.027     Document Type: Letter

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