Assessment of observed and perceived changes in ecosystems over time, with special reference to the Sylt-Romo Bight, German Wadden Sea

• Published in: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
• Main Author: Baird, D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: declining prey; ecosystem state changes; energy flow models; German Wadden Sea; invasive species; simulation modelling; Sylt -Romo Bight; Francis Bay; Pacific; Crassostrea gigas; Pacific oyster
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/16696; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79960070027&partnerID=40&md5=2671ee113bbffa36ea033764c2e453f6; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2011.06.006

Examples of state changes in three aquatic ecosystems (the Neuse River estuary, NC, USA, the Kromme River estuary (St. Francis Bay, South Africa), the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, FL, USA) over time have been quantitatively assessed using ecological network analysis (ENA). A suite of ENA indi...