Nitrate reductase and glutamine synthetase activity, internal N pools, and growth of Ulva lactuca: Responses to long and short-term N supply

Marine Biology

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1249-1259

  Teichberg, M ^a   Heffner, L R ^a,b   Fox, S ^a   Valiela, I ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; COASTAL ZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH RESPONSE; MACROALGA; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYTOPLANKTON; VASCULAR PLANT;

MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WAQUOIT BAY;

TRACHEOPHYTA; ULVA; ULVA LACTUCA;

EID: 34247631566     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-006-0561-4     Document Type: Article

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