Heterotrophic nitrogen fixation (acetylene reduction) during leaf-litter decomposition of two mangrove species from South Florida, USA

Marine Biology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-61

  Pelegri S P ^a,b   Twilley, R R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^b LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; DIAZOTROPH; LEAF LITTER; MANGROVE; NITROGEN FIXATION;

USA, FLORIDA;

AVICENNIA GERMINANS; RHIZOPHORA; RHIZOPHORA MANGLE;

EID: 0031961139     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050296     Document Type: Article

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