Nitrogen-limited growth in the coral reef chlorophyte Dictyosphaeria cavernosa, and the effect of exposure to sediment-derived nitrogen on growth

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 145, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 95-108

  Larned, Scott T ^a   Stimson, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral reef; Dictyosphaeria cavernosa; Growth; Macroalgae; Nitrogen limitation; Sediment; Tissue nitrogen

Indexed keywords

DICTYOSPHAERIA CAVERNOSA;

CORAL REEFS; GROWTH; MACROALGAE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; REEF;

PACIFIC, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, OAHU, KANEOHE BAY; USA, HAWAII, OAHU, KANEOHE BAY;

EID: 0030302733     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps145095     Document Type: Article

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