Nutrient effects on seagrass epiphyte community structure in florida bay

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1010-1020

  Frankovich, Thomas A ^a   Armitage, Anna R ^b   Wachnicka, Ania H ^a   Gaiser, Evelyn E ^a   Fourqurean, James W ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Epiphytes; Fertilization; Florida Bay; Nitrogen; Nutrients; Phosphorus; Photopigments; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 70350138715     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2009.00745.x     Document Type: Article

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