Assessment of observed and perceived changes in ecosystems over time, with special reference to the Sylt-Rømø Bight, German Wadden Sea

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 108, Issue , 2012, Pages 144-154

  Baird, Dan ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Declining prey; Ecosystem state changes; Energy flow models; German Wadden Sea; Invasive species; Simulation modelling; Sylt R m Bight

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; BIVALVE; CARBON FLUX; CRUSTACEAN; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ENERGY FLOW; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; INVASIVE SPECIES; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; FRISIAN ISLANDS; NORTH FRISIAN ISLANDS; NORTH SEA; SYLT-ROMO BIGHT; WADDEN SEA;

AVES; CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; MYTILUS EDULIS; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 84864112718     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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