Scaling of ammonium uptake by seaweeds to surface area: Volume ratio: Geographical variation and the role of uptake by passive diffusion

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 169, Issue , 1998, Pages 143-148

  Taylor, Richard B ^a   Peek, Jeroen T A ^a   Rees, T Alwyn V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Diffusion; New Zealand; Nutrient uptake; Seaweed

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; SEAWEED;

MOKOHINAU ISLANDS; NEW ZEALAND;

ALGAE; ENTEROMORPHA; PORPHYRA; PORPHYRA SP.; PTEROCLADIA; PTEROCLADIA CAPILLACEA; PTEROCLADIELLA CAPILLACEA; ULVA; XIPHOPHORA CHONDROPHYLLA;

EID: 0032490840     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps169143     Document Type: Article

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