A field study of photosynthetic capacity and its response to nitrogen fertilization in Spartina alterniflora

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 273-283

  Dai, T ^a,b   Wiegert, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Georgia Coast; Light response; Nitrogen; Photosynthesis; Salt marsh; Seasonal variations; Spartina

Indexed keywords

PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEAGRASS;

GEORGIA; SAPELO ISLAND; USA;

HALOPHILA; SPARTINA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 0031213579     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0175     Document Type: Article

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