Phosphorus availability and salinity control productivity and demography of the seagrass Thalassia testudinum in Florida Bay

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 188-201

  Herbert, Darrell A ^a   Fourqurean, James W ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Demography; Long term monitoring; Phosphorus; Productivity; Salinity; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT QUALITY; HEADWATER; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MORTALITY; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SALINITY; SEAGRASS; SPATIAL VARIATION;

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

THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 58349107084     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-008-9116-x     Document Type: Article

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