Effects of in situ light reduction on the maintenance, growth and partitioning of carbon resources in Thalassia testudinum Banks ex Konig

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 210, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-73

  Lee, Kun Seop ^a   Dunton, Kenneth H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon budget; Light reduction; Minimum light requirement; Seagrass; Thalassia testudinum

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CHLOROPHYLL;

ARTICLE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; SUNLIGHT;

THALASSIA TESTUDINUM; HYDROCHARITACEAE;

CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL; LIGHT; LIGHT EFFECTS; LIGHT REDUCTION; RESOURCE PARTITIONING; SEAGRASS;

USA, TEXAS, CORPUS CHRISTI BAY;

EID: 0031585855     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(96)02720-7     Document Type: Article

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