Morphological responses of Posidonia oceanica to experimental nutrient enrichment of the canopy water

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 339, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-14

  Leoni, Vanina ^a   Pasqualini, Vanina ^a   Pergent Martini, Christine ^a   Vela, Alexandre ^a   Pergent, Gérard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CORSE   (France)

Author keywords

Descriptors; Epiphytic index; Nutrient enrichment; Phenology

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; MORPHOLOGY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHOSPHORUS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CALVI; CORSE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; HAUTE-CORSE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (WEST); WESTERN EUROPE;

POSIDONIA OCEANICA; SARPA SALPA;

EID: 33749526115     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.05.017     Document Type: Article

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