Distribution, structure and function of Nordic eelgrass (Zostera marina) ecosystems: Implications for coastal management and conservation

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 410-434

  Boström, Christoffer ^a   Baden, Susanne ^b   Bockelmann, Anna Christina ^c   Dromph, Karsten ^d   Fredriksen, Stein ^e   Gustafsson, Camilla ^a   Krause Jensen, Dorte ^d   Möller, Tiia ^f   Nielsen, Søren Laurentius ^g   Olesen, Birgit ^d   Olsen, Jeanine ^h   Pihl, Leif ^b   Rinde, Eli ⁱ  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^g ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^h UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

ⁱ NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biological organization; Conservation; Eelgrass food web; Eutrophication; Genetic diversity; Trajectories; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EUTROPHICATION; FOOD WEB; GRASS; MEADOW; SALINITY; VULNERABILITY; WATER QUALITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; WESTERN EUROPE;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 84901690007     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2424     Document Type: Article

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