Shoot growth and nitrogen responses to simulated herbivory in Kenyan seagrasses

Botanica Marina

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-7

  Alcoverro, Teresa ^a   Mariani, Simone ^a  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clipping; Cymodocea rotundata; Cymodocea serrulata; Halodule uninervis; Kenya; Leaf elongation; Nitrogen resorption efficiency; Seagrasses; Syringodium isoetifolium; Thalassia hemprichii; Thalassodendron ciliatum

Indexed keywords

HERBIVORY;

CYMODOCEA ROTUNDATA; CYMODOCEA SERRULATA; HALODULE UNINERVIS; HALOPHILA; SYRINGODIUM ISOETIFOLIUM; THALASSIA HEMPRICHII; THALASSODENDRON CILIATUM;

EID: 17144380870     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2005.010     Document Type: Article

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