The carbon and nitrogen isotopic values of particulate organic material from the Florida Keys: A temporal and spatial study

Coral Reefs

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 351-362

  Lamb, K ^a   Swart, P K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Nitrogen isotopes; Nutrients; Sewage

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; MINERALIZATION; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; REEF;

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

ALGAE;

EID: 42549139019     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-007-0336-5     Document Type: Article

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