Non-structural carbohydrate reserves of eelgrass Zostera marina

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 137, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 195-201

  Burke, Marianne K ^a,c   Dennison, William C ^a,d   Moore, Kenneth A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomass; Carbon balance; Eelgrass; Seagrass; Shading; Starch; Sugar; Zostera

Indexed keywords

HALOPHILA; ZOSTERA; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 0029839042     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps137195     Document Type: Article

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