Effects of simulated herbivory on nitrogen enzyme levels, assimilation and allocation in Thalassia testudinum

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 235-255

  Valentine, John F ^a,b   Blythe, E Fennel ^a,b   Madhavan, S ^c   Sherman, Timothy D ^b  

^a DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

15N; Glutamine synthetase; Glutamine transferase; Gulf of Mexico; Nitrate reductase; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; HERBIVORY; NITROGEN; SEAGRASS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

ECHINOIDEA; HALOPHILA; SPARISOMA CRETENSE; SPARISOMA RADIANS; THALASSIA; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 3142571466     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2004.04.001     Document Type: Article

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