Temporal and spatial dynamics of ephemeral drift-algae in eelgrass, Zostera marina, beds

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 119, Issue , 2013, Pages 167-175

  Rasmussen, Jonas Ribergaard ^a   Pedersen, Morten Foldager ^b   Olesen, Birgit ^a   Nielsen, Søren Laurentius ^b   Pedersen, Troels Møller ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Algal blooms; Algal mats; Drift; Seagrass; Transport

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; ALGAL BLOOM; ALGAL MAT; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; FILAMENTOUS ALGA; GROWING SEASON; MACROALGA; SEAGRASS; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURVIVAL; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TIMESCALE;

AARHUS BAY; DENMARK; ISEFJORDEN; MIDTJYLLAND; SJAELLAND;

ALGAE; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 84875392723     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.01.006     Document Type: Article

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