Physiological responses of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica to elevated organic matter content in sediments: An experimental assessment

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 344, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-160

  Pérez, Marta ^a   Invers, Olga ^a   Ruiz, Juan Manuel ^b   Frederiksen, Morten S ^c   Holmer, Marianne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Anaerobiosis; Organic enrichment; Posidonia oceanica seagrasses; Sulphide

Indexed keywords

ANOXIA; ASSESSMENT METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MARINE SEDIMENT; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; ORGANIC CARBON; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; SEAGRASS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SULFIDE; SURVIVAL;

CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERONA [CATALONIA]; MEDES ISLANDS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 33947512129     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.12.020     Document Type: Article

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