δ15N of seagrass leaves for monitoring anthropogenic nutrient increases in coral reef ecosystems

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 452-458

  Yamamuro, M ^a   Kayanne, H ^b   Yamano, H ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioindicator; DIN; Eutrophication; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; NITROGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY); WATER;

SEAGRASS LEAVES;

MARINE POLLUTION;

CARBON; INORGANIC COMPOUND; NITROGEN; NITROGEN 15; PHOSPHORUS;

BIOINDICATOR; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; EUTROPHICATION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SEAGRASS; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL REEF; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INORGANIC NUTRIENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PLANT LEAF; SEAGRASS; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TROPICS; ANTHOZOA; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; EUTROPHICATION; METHODOLOGY; POACEAE;

(TROPICAL); PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANTHOZOA; HALOPHILA;

ANTHOZOA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PLANT LEAVES; POACEAE;

EID: 0037389429     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00463-0     Document Type: Article

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