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Plankton size distributions and trophic relations before and after the construction of the storm-surge barrier in the Oosterschelde estuary
Tackx, M.L.M.; Herman, P.M.J.; Van Rijswijk, P.; Vink, M.; Bakker, C. (1994). Plankton size distributions and trophic relations before and after the construction of the storm-surge barrier in the Oosterschelde estuary. Hydrobiologia 282: 145-152. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00024627
In: Hydrobiologia. Springer: The Hague. ISSN 0018-8158; e-ISSN 1573-5117, more
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Tackx, M.L.M.; Herman, P.M.J.; Van Rijswijk, P.; Vink, M.; Bakker, C. (1994). Plankton size distributions and trophic relations before and after the construction of the storm-surge barrier in the Oosterschelde estuary, in: Nienhuis, P.H. et al. The Oosterschelde Estuary (The Netherlands): A case-study of a changing ecosystem. Developments in Hydrobiology, 97: pp. 145-152. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1174-4_12, more
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Keywords
    Aquatic communities > Plankton
    Aquatic communities > Plankton > Zooplankton
    Materials > Particles
    Particles
    Particles
    Population characteristics > Population structure > Size distribution
    Spectra
    Netherlands [Marine Regions]
    Brackish water

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  • Tackx, M.L.M., more
  • Herman, P.M.J., more
  • Van Rijswijk, P., more
  • Vink, M.
  • Bakker, C.

Abstract
    Phytoplankton and zooplankton biomass distributions were calculated on a carbon basis for the inland part of the Oosterschelde, in the period before (1983), during (1984, 1986) and after (1987, 1988) the construction of the storm-surge barrier. In all years studied, both phytoplankton and zooplankton distributions are very irregular, and little consistent patterns emerge. The data were used to test the model of Sheldon et al. (1977). The observed standing stock ratios of zooplankton to phytoplankton agree with the model predictions in 1983, and are slightly higher during the period 1984-1987. In 1988, the model predictions are very different from the observed values, because of important changes in the zooplankton species abundance occurring in this year.

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