Sulfur cycling and sulfide intrusion in mixed Southeast Asian tropical seagrass meadows

Botanica Marina

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 91-102

  Holmer, Marianne ^a   Pedersen, Ole ^b   Ikejima, Kou ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Nutrient; Seagrasses; Sediment; Sulfate reduction; Sulfide intrusion

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MEADOW; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC MATTER; SEAGRASS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SULFUR CYCLE;

ANDAMAN SEA; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIAN OCEAN; LIBONG ISLAND; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SOUTHERN REGION; THAILAND; TRANG;

CYMODOCEA ROTUNDATA; ENHALUS ACOROIDES; HALOPHILA; HALOPHILA OVALIS; THALASSIA HEMPRICHII;

EID: 33645757556     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: 14374323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2006.013     Document Type: Article

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