Nutrient limitation in macroalgae (Ulva and Enteromorpha) from the Rías Baixas (NW Spain)

Marine Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 225-243

  Villares, Ruben ^a   Carballeira, Alejo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Enteromorpha; Galicia; Growth rate; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Photosynthesis; Spain; Ulva

Indexed keywords

GREEN ALGA; GROWTH RATE; MACROALGA; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA; RIAS BAJAS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ALGAE; ULVA;

EID: 5444269111     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2004.00027.x     Document Type: Article

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