Sand-capping stabilizes muddy sediment and improves benthic light conditions in eutrophic estuaries: Laboratory verification and the potential for recovery of eelgrass (Zostera marina)

Autor: Mogens R. Flindt, Nele S. Oncken, Kadri Kuusemäe, Troels Lange, Nicolaj Aaskoven, Sonja Winter, Ana I. Sousa, Erik K. Rasmussen, Paula Canal-Verges, Rod M. Connolly, Erik Kristensen

Publikováno v: Flindt, M R, Oncken, N S, Kuusemäe, K, Lange, T, Aaskoven, N, Winter, S, Sousa, A I, Rasmussen, E K, Canal-Verges, P, Connolly, R M & Kristensen, E 2022, ' Sand-capping stabilizes muddy sediment and improves benthic light conditions in eutrophic estuaries : Laboratory verification and the potential for recovery of eelgrass (Zostera marina) ', Journal of Sea Research, vol. 181, 102177 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2022.102177

Decades of eutrophication have increased water turbidity in Danish estuaries and led to light limitation of eelgrass (Zostera marina) growth. Former eelgrass areas are now denuded and consist of organic-rich muddy sediment with frequent resuspension

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2022.102177