Spatial and temporal variation in C:N:P ratios, δ15N, and δ13C of eelgrass Zostera marina as indicators of ecosystem processes, Tomales Bay, California, USA

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 157, Issue , 1997, Pages 147-157

  Fourqurean, James W ^a   Moore, Thomas O ^b   Fry, Brian ^a   Hollibaugh, James T ^c  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b California State Dept Fish and Game   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystems; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Seagrass; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ECOSYSTEM PROCESS; EELGRASS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRIENT CYCLES; PHOSPHORUS; SEAGRASS MEADOWS;

CALIFORNIA; TOMALES BAY; USA;

HALOPHILA; ZOSTERA MARINA; ZOSTERACEAE;

EID: 0030728474     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps157147     Document Type: Article

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