Growth and physiological responses of three seagrass species to elevated sediment nutrients in Moreton Bay, Australia

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 217, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 253-277

  Udy, James W ^a   Dennison, William C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Nitrogen; Nutrient; Phosphorus; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS; GROWTH; NUTRIENT ADDITION; NUTRIENTS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEAGRASS; SEDIMENT;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; SEDIMENT;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, MORETON BAY;

CYMODOCEA SERRULATA; CYMODOCEACEAE; HALODULE UNIVERVIS; ZOSTERA CAPRICORNI; ZOSTERACEAE;

EID: 0030723689     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00060-9     Document Type: Article

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