Production within dense mats of the filamentous macroalga Chaetomorpha linum in relation to light and nutrient availability

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 134, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 207-216

  Krause Jensen, Dorte ^a   McGlathery, Karen ^a   Rysgaard, Søren ^a   Christensen, Peter Bondo ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chaetomorpha linum; Chlorophyll; Light; Macroalgal mats; Microelectrodes; Nutrients; Oxygen; Production; Tissue composition

Indexed keywords

CHAETOMORPHA LINUM;

ALGAL MATS; LIGHT; NUTRIENTS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

EID: 0029668816     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps134207     Document Type: Article

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