Top-down and bottom-up regulation in a high nutrient–high herbivory coastal ecosystem

ABSTRACT: In this study, carried out in San Antonio Bay (Northern Argentinean Patagonia), we aimed to understand the relative importance of bottom-up and top-down controls on macroalgal blooms in a macrotidal system with high nutrient supply and high consumer abundance. Our results show that nutrien...

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Veröffentlicht in:Marine Ecology Progress Series. - Inter-Research, 1979. - 432(2011) vom: Juni, Seite 69-82
1. Verfasser: Martinetto, Paulina (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Teichberg, Mirta, Valiela, Ivan, Montemayor, Diana, Iribarne, Oscar
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2011
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Marine Ecology Progress Series
Schlagworte:Top-down vs. bottom-up controls Coastal eutrophication Tidal influence Ulva lactuca Nutrients Herbivory Biological sciences Health sciences Physical sciences Linguistics