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Top-down control of phytoplankton by oysters in Chesapeake Bay, USA: Reply to Newell et al. (2007)

Pomeroy, Lawrence R.
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D'Elia, Christopher F.
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Schaffner, Linda C
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Recently published models, which allow for spatial and temporal matching of oyster and phytoplankton populations in mainstream Chesapeake Bay, support the conclusion of Pomeroy et al. (2006; Mar Ecol Prog Ser 325:301-309) that oysters cannot, and could not, control the spring blooms that are the ultimate cause of summer hypoxia. We enlarge upon our earlier exposition of how top-down and bottom-up processes interact in Chesapeake Bay to permit the occurrence of phytoplankton blooms in spring, but not in summer.
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2007-01-01
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Biological Sciences Peer-Reviewed Articles, oyster; hypoxia; filter-feeders; phytoplankton blooms
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