Relationship of Reproductive Output in Acartia tonsa, Chlorophyll Concentration, and Land-Derived Nitrogen Loads in Estuaries of Waquoit Bay, Massachusetts

Relationship of Reproductive Output in Acartia tonsa, Chlorophyll Concentration, and Land-Derived Nitrogen Loads in Estuaries of Waquoit Bay, Massachusetts

Anthropogenic nutrient enrichment of estuaries and coastal waters has a profound impact on ecosystem structure and function. Cubbage et al determined the effect of nutrient enrichment, via increased phytoplankton biomass, on the reproductive output of the copepod Acartia tonsa, the dominant summer z...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Biological bulletin (Lancaster) 1999-10, Vol.197 (2), p.294-295
Hauptverfasser: Cubbage, Andrea, Lawrence, David, Tomasky, Gabrielle, Valiela, Ivan
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biomass
Biotic communities
Chlorophyll
Chlorophylls
Crustaceans
Ecology and Evolution
Ecosystems
Egg production
Eggs
Estuaries
Evaluation
Female animals
Incubation
Marine biology
Marine ecosystems
Nauplii
Nitrogen
Nutrient interactions
Phytoplankton
Plankton
Rivers
Watersheds
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Zusammenfassung:Anthropogenic nutrient enrichment of estuaries and coastal waters has a profound impact on ecosystem structure and function. Cubbage et al determined the effect of nutrient enrichment, via increased phytoplankton biomass, on the reproductive output of the copepod Acartia tonsa, the dominant summer zooplankter of Waquoit Bay.
ISSN:0006-3185
1939-8697
DOI:10.2307/1542660