Climate Change Influences Carrying Capacity in a Coastal Embayment Dedicated to Shellfish Aquaculture

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1593-1618

  Guyondet, T ^a   Comeau, L A ^a   Bacher, C ^b   Grant, J ^c   Rosland, R ^d   Sonier, R ^a   Filgueira, R ^a  

^a GULF FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b IFREMER   (France)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Carrying capacity; Climate change; Coastal ecosystem; Mussel culture; Numerical modelling; Nutrient loading

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; BIVALVE; CARRYING CAPACITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE; CULTIVATION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EMBANKMENT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MORTALITY; MUSSEL CULTURE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEDIMENTATION; SHELLFISH CULTURE; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TROPHIC LEVEL;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND [CANADA]; SAINT PETER BAY;

BIVALVIA; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 84938421633     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-014-9899-x     Document Type: Article

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