Elemental and stable isotope composition of Zostera noltii (Horneman) leaves during the early phases of decay in a temperate mesotidal lagoon

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 21-29

  Machás, Raquel ^a   Santos, Rui ^a   Peterson, Bruce ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Elemental contents; Leaf decomposition; Litterbag experiment; Ria Formosa; Seagrass; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LAGOON; DECOMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; SEAGRASS; STABLE ISOTOPE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FARO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; RIA FORMOSA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

HALOPHILA; TRACHEOPHYTA; ZOSTERA NOLTII;

EID: 28844464778     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2005.07.018     Document Type: Article

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