Isotopic signatures of eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) as bioindicator of anthropogenic nutrient input in the western Baltic Sea

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 64-70

  Schubert, Philipp R ^a   Karez, Rolf ^b   Reusch, Thorsten B H ^a   Dierking, Jan ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b Environment and Rural Areas Schleswig Holstein (LLUR)   (Germany)

Author keywords

15N; Eutrophication; Nitrogen; Sewage; Stable isotopes; Water quality

Indexed keywords

COASTAL SYSTEMS; GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; ISOTOPIC SIGNATURES; NUTRIENT INPUTS; PRIMARY PRODUCERS; STABLE ISOTOPES; WESTERN BALTIC SEAS; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EUTROPHICATION; ISOTOPES; NITROGEN; SEWAGE; WATER QUALITY;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOINDICATOR; EUTROPHICATION; MARINE POLLUTION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BALTIC SEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EELGRASS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; SEWAGE; SHOOT; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; ZOSTERA MARINA; ZOSTERACEAE;

BALTIC STATES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PHOSPHORUS; PHOSPHORUS ISOTOPES; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; ZOSTERACEAE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 84879881152     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.04.029     Document Type: Article

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