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Grant, J; Bacher, Cedric; Cranford, P; Guyondet, T; Carreau, M. |
A fully-coupled biological-physical-chemical model of a coastal ecosystem was constructed to examine the impact of suspended mussel culture on phytoplankton biomass in Tracadie Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Due to the extent of mussel culture there, we hypothesised that shellfish filtration would control the concentration and distribution of phytoplankton and other suspended particles in the bay. Circulation was delineated with a tidally-driven 2D numerical model and used to drive an ecosystem model with a focus on pelagic components including phytoplankton production, nutrients, detritus, and mussels. The benthos were treated as a sink. Nutrients and seston were forced by tidal exchange and river input, with phytoplankton additionally forced by... |
Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Towed sensors; Nutrient dynamics; Circulation model; Phytoplankton; Carrying capacity; Shellfish aquaculture; Estuaries; Ecosystem model. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/publication-6951.pdf |
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STAELENS,JEROEN; AMELOOT,NELE; ALMONACID,LEONARDO; PADILLA,EVELYN; BOECKX,PASCAL; HUYGENS,DRIES; VERHEYEN,KRIS; OYARZÚN,CARLOS; GODOY,ROBERTO. |
South Chilean forest ecosystems represent one of the largest areas of old-growth temperate rainforests remaining in the Southern hemisphere and have a high ecological value, but suffer from deforestation, invasion by exotic species, fragmentation, and increasing atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition. To support sustainable forest management, more knowledge is required on nutrient cycling of these ecosystems. Therefore, a descriptive study of nutrient dynamics was done in four Valdivian rainforests in the lower Andes range of south Chile: old-growth and altered evergreen stands and unmanaged and managed secondary deciduous stands. Time series were measured for (i) mass (four year) and nutrient content (N, K, Ca, and Mg; one year) of litterfall, (ii)... |
Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Andisol; Chile; Nitrogen cycling; Nutrient dynamics; Temperate rainforest. |
Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2011000100010 |
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