Modelling macrofaunal biomass in relation to hypoxia and nutrient loading

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 105-108, Issue , 2012, Pages 60-69

  Timmermann, Karen ^a   Norkko, Joanna ^b,c   Janas, Urszula ^d   Norkko, Alf ^c   Gustafsson, Bo G ^e   Bonsdorff, Erik ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

^e STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Baltic Sea Action Plan; Benthic communities; Benthos; Eutrophication; Food availability; Functional groups; Hypoxia; Physiological benthos model

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; BALTIC SEA; BENTHIC COMMUNITIES; BENTHOS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HYPOXIA;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEMS; EUTROPHICATION; FOOD SUPPLY; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; OXYGENATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIOMASS;

BENTHIVORY; BENTHOS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EUTROPHICATION; FAUNISTICS; FISH; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD SUPPLY; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYPOXIA; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; ORGANIC MATTER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

EID: 84867336807     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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