Nitrogen fixation and nitrogen limitation of primary production along a natural marsh chronosequence

Oecologia

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 431-438

  Tyler, Anna Christina ^a,b   Mastronicola, Tracie A ^a   McGlathery, Karen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic microalgae; N fixation; Spartina alterniflora; Succession

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SALTMARSH;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASON;

ALGAE; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; POACEAE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS;

ALGAE; POACEAE; SPARTINA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 0041695476     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-003-1277-5     Document Type: Article

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