Prediction and validation of flow-dependent uptake of ammonium over a seagrass-hardbottom community in Florida Bay

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 386, Issue , 2009, Pages 71-81

  Cornelisen, Christopher D ^a,c   Thomas, Florence I M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

15N uptake; Hardbottom; Isotope label; Mass transfer limitation; Nutrient uptake; Seagrass; Water flow

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; BENTHOS; BOUNDARY LAYER; MASS TRANSFER; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PREDICTION; REEF; SEAGRASS; WATER FLOW;

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

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 68049118951     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08065     Document Type: Article

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