Autumn biomass, below-ground productivity, rhizome growth at bed edge and nitrogen content in seagrasses from Western Australia

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 207-219

  Paling, Eric I ^a   McComb, Arthur J ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Below ground biomass and productivity; Nitrogen; Rhizome growth; Seagrasses

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BELOWGROUND PRODUCTION; NITROGEN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RHIZOME; SEAGRASS;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOMASS; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AUSTRALIA;

AMPHIBOLIS; AMPHIBOLIS ANTARCTICA; AMPHIBOLIS GRIFFITHII; POSIDONIA; POSIDONIA SINUOSA;

EID: 0034112331     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(00)00092-9     Document Type: Article

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