Posidonia oceanica 'banquettes': A preliminary assessment of the relevance for meadow carbon and nutrients budget

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-90

  Mateo, M A ^a   Sanchez Lizaso J L ^b   Romero, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

And Phosphorus; Carbon; Mediterranean Sea; Nitrogen; Seagrass leaf litter export

Indexed keywords

CARBOFURAN; LEAF LITTER; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT BUDGET; SEAGRASS MEADOW;

NUEVA TABARCA ISLAND; SPAIN; VALENCIA;

HALOPHILA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 0242668891     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7714(02)00123-3     Document Type: Article

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