Intra- and interannual variability in seagrass carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes from south Florida, a preliminary study

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 185-194

  Anderson, W T ^a   Fourqurean, J W ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEAGRASS CARBONS;

CARBON; ISOTOPES; NITROGEN;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

CARBON; NITROGEN; NITROGEN 15;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON; NITROGEN; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEAGRASS; SEASONAL VARIATION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; COASTAL WATERS; GROWING SEASON; SEAGRASS; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037281150     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(02)00161-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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