Are floating algal mats a refuge from hypoxia for estuarine invertebrates?
Eutrophic aquatic habitats are characterized by the proliferation of vegetation leading to a large standing biomass that upon decomposition may create hypoxic (low-oxygen) conditions. This is indeed the case in nutrient impacted estuaries of Prince Edward Island, Canada, where macroalgae, from the g...
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PeerJ Inc.
2017-03-01
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/3080.pdf |