Carbon and nitrogen metabolism in the seagrass, Zostera marina L.: Environmental control of enzymes involved in carbon allocation and nitrogen assimilation

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 350, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 216-233

  Touchette, Brant W ^a   Burkholder, JoAnn M ^b  

^a ELON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Glutamine synthetase; Nitrate reductase; Nitrogen; Sucrose synthase; Sucrose P synthase; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ENZYME; METABOLISM; NITROGEN; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEAGRASS;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 34548209940     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.05.034     Document Type: Article

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