Thalassia testudinum response to the interactive stressors hypersalinity, sulfide and hypoxia

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 104-110

  Koch, Marguerite S ^a   Schopmeyer, Stephanie A ^a   Holmer, Marianne ^b   Madden, Chris J ^c   Kyhn Hansen, Claus ^c  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c EVERGLADES DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

Anoxia; Florida Bay; Hypersalinity; Hypoxia; Salinity; Seagrass; Sulfide; Thalassia testudinum

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; HYPOXIA; METABOLISM; OXIDATION; SEAGRASS; STRESS; SULFIDE; SURVIVAL; SYNERGISM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOXICITY;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 34250872351     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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