Nitrogen assimilation and partitioning in the Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica

Marine Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 175-188

  Kraemer, G P ^a,c   Mazzella, L ^a   Alberte, R S ^b  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Glutamine synthetase; Nitrogen; Posidonia; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

HALOPHILA; POSIDONIA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 0000198519     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.1997.tb00435.x     Document Type: Article

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