Contribution by macroalgal mats to primary production of a shallow embayment under high and low nitrogen-loading rates

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 311-325

  Peckol, P ^a   Rivers, J S ^a,b  

^a SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

estuarine primary production; eutrophication; light limitation; opportunistic macroalgae

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CLADOPHORA VAGABUNDA; GRACILARIA; GRACILARIA TIKVAHIAE; SALVIA;

ALGAL MAT; ESTUARY; EUTROPHICATION; MACROALGAE; MATS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

USA, MASSACHUSETTS;

EID: 0030222895     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0072     Document Type: Article

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