Carbon transfer from detrital leaves of eelgrass (Zostera marina) to bacteria

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 265-273

  Vähätalo, Anssi V ^a   Sondergaard, Morten ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Carbon; Decomposition; Detritus; Seagrasses; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC CARBON; WATER;

BACTERIUM; CARBON; CARBON BUDGET; DECOMPOSITION; LEACHING; SEAGRASS;

AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; DETRITUS; GRASS; LEACHING; LEAF LITTER; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FRAXINUS; ZOSTERA; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 0036286627     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(02)00037-2     Document Type: Article

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