Anthropogenic nitrogen input traced by means of δ15N values in macroalgae: Results from in-situ incubation experiments

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 366, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 799-808

  Deutsch, Barbara ^a   Voss, Maren ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic nitrogen; Delta 13C; Delta 15N; Incubation experiments; Macroalgae

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ESTUARIES; FRACTIONATION; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ANTHROPOGENIC NITROGEN; DELTA 13C; DELTA 15N; INCUBATION EXPERIMENTS; MACROALGAE;

NITROGEN;

ISOTOPE; NITRATE; NITROGEN;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOMONITORING; CARBON ISOTOPE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; INCUBATION; MACROALGA; NITROGEN ISOTOPE;

ANTHROPOLOGY; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BALTIC SEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTUARY; FRACTIONATION; FUCUS; INCUBATION TIME; NITROGEN UPTAKE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED ALGA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALINITY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

ALGAE, RED; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUCUS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; OCEANS AND SEAS; ULVA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CERAMIUM RUBRUM; FUCUS VESICULOSUS; PHAEOPHYCEAE; POLYSIPHONIA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 33745806244     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2005.10.013     Document Type: Article

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