Modeling the role of macroalgae in a shallow sub-estuary of Narragansett Bay, RI (USA)

• Published in: Ecological modelling Vol. 221; no. 7; pp. 1065 - 1079
• Main Authors: Brush, Mark J., Nixon, Scott W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 10.04.2010
• Subjects: Biomass; Brackish; Coastal eutrophication; Dynamical systems; Dynamics; Ecosystem model; Ecosystems; Gracilaria; Gracilaria tikvahiae; Inclusions; Macroalgae; Mathematical models; Nutrients; Ulva; Ulva lactuca; Water quality; ANW, USA, Rhode Island, Greenwich Bay; USA; ANW, USA, Rhode Island, Narragansett Bay; Ecosystem model; Ulva; Coastal eutrophication; Gracilaria; Macroalgae

Proliferation of macroalgal mats is a frequent consequence of nutrient-driven eutrophication in shallow, photic coastal marine ecosystems. These macroalgae have the potential to significantly modify water quality, plankton productivity, nutrient cycling, and dissolved oxygen dynamics. We developed a...