Seabird guano fertilizes Baltic Sea littoral food webs.

Nutrient enrichment in coastal marine systems can have profound impacts on trophic networks. In the Baltic Sea, the population of Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) has increased nearly exponentially since the mid-1990 s, and colonies of these seabirds can be important sources of nitroge...

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Main Authors: Karine Gagnon, Eva Rothäusler, Anneli Syrjänen, Maria Yli-Renko, Veijo Jormalainen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3623859?pdf=render