Leaf versus root nitrogen uptake by the surfgrass Phyllospadix torreyi

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 149, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 267-277

  Terrados, J ^a,b   Williams, S L ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Leaf uptake; Nitrate; Phyllospadix; Root uptake; Seagrasses

Indexed keywords

PHYLLOSPADIX TORREYI;

LEAF/ROOT; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SEAGRASS;

EID: 0030619377     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps149267     Document Type: Article

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