Nitrogen-15 signals of anthropogenic nutrient loading in reef corals

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 628-636

  Heikoop, J M ^a,b   Risk, M J ^b   Lazier, A V ^b   Edinger, E N ^b,c   Jompa, J ^b,d,e   Limmon, G V ^b,f,g   Dunn, J J ^b   Browne, D R ^b   Schwarcz, H P ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d HASANUDDIN UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^e JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f PATTIMURA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^g HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon; Corals; Isotopes; Nitrogen; Sewage; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN 15;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CORAL; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; SEWAGE;

ARTICLE; CORAL; FOOD INTAKE; INDIAN OCEAN; INVERTEBRATE; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEA POLLUTION; SEWAGE; TECHNIQUE;

ANTHOZOA; LOBATA; PORITES LOBATA;

EID: 0033922029     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(00)00006-0     Document Type: Article

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