Integrated trend assessment of ecosystem changes in the Limfjord (Denmark): Evidence of a recent regime shift?

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 178-187

  Tomczak, Maciej T ^a,b   Dinesen, Grete E ^a   Hoffmann, Erik ^a   Maar, Marie ^c   Støttrup, Josianne G ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Coastal waters; Ecosystem state; Management tool; Regime shift; Structural changes

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COASTAL WATER; DEMERSAL FISH; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; FJORD; FOOD WEB; INFLOW; INTEGRATED APPROACH; INVERTEBRATE; OUTFLOW; PELAGIC FISH; TREND ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; DENMARK; LIMFJORDEN; NORTH SEA;

ASTEROIDEA; CARCINUS MAENAS; CLUPEIDAE; GOBIUS NIGER; MYTILUS EDULIS; PLEURONECTES; PLEURONECTOIDEI; SCYPHOZOA; SPRATTUS SPRATTUS; ZOARCIDAE;

EID: 84873737571     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.11.009     Document Type: Article

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