Effects of water velocity on NH4 and PO4 uptake and nutrient-limited growth in the macroalga Dictyosphaeria cavernosa

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 157, Issue , 1997, Pages 295-302

  Larned, Scott T ^a   Atkinson, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral reef; Dictyosphaeria cavernosa; Growth; Macroalgae; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Uptake; Water velocity

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; HYDRODYNAMICS; MACROALGAE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHOSPHATE; WATER VELOCITY;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; KANEOHE BAY; OAHU; PACIFIC;

ANTHOZOA; DICTYOSPHAERIA CAVERNOSA; JOINVILLEA ASCENDENS;

EID: 0030731176     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps157295     Document Type: Article

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