Photosynthesis, respiration, and nitrogen uptake by different compartments of a Zostera marina community

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 281-295

  Hansen, Jens W ^a   Pedersen, Anna Grethe U ^a   Berntsen, Jørgen ^a   Rønbøg, Iben S ^a   Hansen, Lars S ^a   Lomstein, Bente Aa ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Eelgrass; Microalgae; Nitrogen fluxes; Photosynthesis; Respiration; Sediment; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; WATER;

NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RESPIRATION; SEAGRASS;

ALGA; ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 0034022981     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(99)00078-9     Document Type: Article

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