Variation in internal δ15N and δ13C distributions and their bulk values in the brown macroalga Padina australis growing in subtropical oligotrophic waters

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 437-448

  Umezawa, Yu ^a   Miyajima, Toshihiro ^a   Tanaka, Yasuaki ^a   Koike, Isao ^a   Hayashibara, Takeshi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; Coral reef; DON excretion; Growth rate; Internal distribution; Isotopic fractionation; Macroalgae; Padina australis

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; PADINA; PADINA AUSTRALIS;

EID: 34249015637     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2007.00347.x     Document Type: Article

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