Special Issue

Journal of Sea Research 54 (2005) v www.elsevier.com/locate/seares

Special Issue Contrasting Approaches to Understanding Eutrophication Effects on Phytoplankton

Edited by

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D.K. Millsa and R.J. Gowenb Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences (CEFAS), Lowestoft Laboratory, Lowestoft NR34 9QH, UK b Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD), Newforge Lane, Belfast BT9 5PX, UK

CONTENTS

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Research papers Long-term changes of basic biological and chemical parameters at two stations in the middle Adriatic I. Marasovic´, Zˇ. Nincˇevic´, G. Kusˇpilic´, S. Marinovic´ and S. Marinov . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The dynamics of Chrysochromulina species in the Skagerrak in relation to environmental conditions E. Dahl, E. Bagbien, B. Edvardsen and N.C. Stenseth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coupling between climate variability and coastal eutrophication: Evidence and outlook for the northern D. Justic´, N.N. Rabalais and R.E. Turner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Irish Sea: Nutrient status and phytoplankton R.J. Gowen and B.M. Stewart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scaling the trophic status of the Aegean Sea, eastern Mediterranean L. Ignatiades. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . External inputs as a contributor to eutrophication problems T. Jickells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N:Si ratios and the dbalance of organismsT: PROWQM simulations of the northern North Sea P. Tett and J.-Y. Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modelling marine phytoplankton growth under eutrophic conditions K.J. Flynn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Three-dimensional (3D) ecological modelling of the Bay of Seine (English Channel, France) P. Cugier, A. Me´nesguen and J.F. Guillaud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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