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Coastal Eutrophication and Marine Benthic Vegetation: A Model Analysis

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Marine Benthic Vegetation

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 123))

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The production of marine vegetation is mainly nutrient-limited in many coastal areas. The primary producers should therefore be easily affected by eutrophication, particularly in lagoons, semi-enclosed bays and larger port areas. This supposition is confirmed by experimental work where the addition of the limiting nutrient generally results in increased production and biomass of phytoplankton (Borum 1983, 1985; Granéli and Sundbäck 1985; Oviatt et al. 1986; Rudek et al. 1991), microphytobenthos (Granéli and Sundbáck 1985; Nilsson et al. 1991), epiphytes (Borum 1983, 1985; Silberstein et al. 1986), macroalgae (Harlin and Thorne-Miller 1981; Lapointe et al. 1987) and seagrasses (Orth 1977; Harlin and Thorne-Miller 1981).

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De Vries, I., Philippart, C.J.M., DeGroodt, E.G., van der Tol, M.W.M. (1996). Coastal Eutrophication and Marine Benthic Vegetation: A Model Analysis. In: Schramm, W., Nienhuis, P.H. (eds) Marine Benthic Vegetation. Ecological Studies, vol 123. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61398-2_4

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