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CONTINENTAL SHELF RESEARCH
Volume 26, Issue 19, Pages 2415-2432Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2006.07.005
Keywords
biomass; environmental monitoring; macroalgal growth model; phytobenthos; primary production; sediment properties; solid substrates; Europe; Scandinavia; Kattegat
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The aim of the study was to estimate yearly macroalgal production in the Kattegat. The estimate was calculated from the abundance and distribution of nine of the most dominant macroalgal species, and from factors important for abundance, distribution and growth (e.g. bottom topography and sediment composition, irradiance, nitrogen concentrations and seawater temperature). The result showed that 6.6% of the Kattegat area is suitable for macroalgal growth. The estimated production was 4-514g C m(-2) year(-1) depending on depth and sub-area. The total yearly production was estimated to 119 x 10(6) kg Cy-1. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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