Phosphorus limitation of coastal ecosystem processes

Science

Volumn 299, Issue 5606, 2003, Pages 563-565

  Sundareshwar, P V ^a,c   Morris, J T ^a   Koepfler, E K ^b   Fornwalt, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Department of Public Health   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; WETLANDS;

NITROGEN TRANSFORMING BACTERIA;

ECOSYSTEMS;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

CARBON FIXATION; COASTAL WETLAND; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CARBON FIXATION; CARBON STORAGE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALT MARSH; SOIL; WETLAND;

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; BIOMASS; CARBON; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ECOSYSTEM; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GLUCOSE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROUS OXIDE; PHOSPHORUS; PLANTS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOUTH CAROLINA; UREA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0037462588     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1079100     Document Type: Article

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