Spatial and temporal changes in non-structural carbohydrate reserves in eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) in Danish coastal waters

Botanica Marina

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 75-87

  Vichkovitten, Tritep ^a   Holmer, Marianne ^a   Frederiksen, Morten S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate reserves; Seagrass; Seasonal variation; Sediment; Trehalose

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; COASTAL WATER; GROWTH RESPONSE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; RHIZOME; SAMPLING; SEAGRASS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER DEPTH;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 34447317287     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: 14374323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2007.009     Document Type: Article

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