Detritus dynamics in the seagrass Posidonia oceanica: Elements for an ecosystem carbon and nutrient budget

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 151, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 43-53

  Mateo, M A ^a,b   Romero, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Export; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Respiratory consumption; Sink

Indexed keywords

POSIDONIA OCEANICA; POSIDONIACEAE;

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON LOSS; DETRITUS; LEAF LITTER; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT LOSS; RESPIRATION; SEAGRASS; SEAGRASS MEADOWS;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA, MEDES ISLANDS;

EID: 0030618568     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps151043     Document Type: Article

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