The photosynthetic capacity of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica: Influence of nitrogen and light

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 261, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 107-120

  Alcoverro, Teresa ^a   Cerbian, Emma ^a   Ballesteros, Enric ^a  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomass; Density; Irradiance; Mediterranean sea; Nitrogen; Pmax; Posidonia oceanica

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000905961     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(01)00267-2     Document Type: Article

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