Nitrate uptake by the reef coral Diploria strigosa: Effects of concentration, water flow, and irradiance

Marine Biology

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 327-338

  Badgley, Brian D ^a   Lipschultz, Fredric ^b   Sebens, Kenneth P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b BERMUDA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Bermuda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUND; BIOACCUMULATION; CORAL REEF; NITRATE;

ANTHOZOA; DIPLORIA STRIGOSA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 33646480888     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-005-0180-5     Document Type: Article

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