Invertebrate response to nutrient-driven epiphytic load increase in Posidonia oceanica meadows

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 112, Issue , 2012, Pages 225-235

  Castejón Silvo, Inés ^a   Domínguez, Marta ^a   Terrados, Jorge ^a   Tomas, Fiona ^a   Morales Nin, Beatriz ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epiphyte load; Invertebrate community; Nutrient addition; Posidonia oceanica; Seagrass; Western Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; EPIPHYTE; FOOD WEB; INVERTEBRATE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; SEAGRASS; TROPHIC LEVEL; WATER COLUMN;

INVERTEBRATA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 84866888273     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.07.028     Document Type: Article

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