Natural and anthropogenic nitrogen uptake by bloom-forming macroalgae

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 261-269

  Thornber, Carol S ^a   DiMilla, Peter ^b   Nixon, Scott W ^b   McKinney, Richard A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Gracilaria; Narragansett Bay; Nitrogen isotope ratio; Ulva

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ESTUARIES; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; WATER;

GRACILARIA; NARRAGANSETT BAY; NITROGEN ISOTOPE RATIO;

NITROGEN;

NITROGEN;

COASTAL WATER; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; EUTROPHICATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MACROALGA; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; GRACILARIA; MACROALGA; NITROGEN UPTAKE; NONHUMAN; SEWAGE TREATMENT; ULVA; UNITED STATES;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; GRACILARIA; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; RHODE ISLAND; SEAWATER; ULVA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NARRAGANSETT BAY; NORTH AMERICA; RHODE ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; GRACILARIA; ULVA;

EID: 39149125415     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.10.031     Document Type: Article

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