Inorganic nitrogen acquisition in the seagrass Thalassia testudinum: Development of a whole-plant nitrogen budget

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1204-1215

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; INORGANIC NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SEAGRASS;

GULF OF MEXICO;

HALOPHILA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POACEAE; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 0032781394     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1999.44.5.1204     Document Type: Article

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