Elemental composition and productivity of cyanobacterial mats in an arid zone estuary in north Western Australia

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-47

  Lovelock, Catherine E ^a   Grinham, Alistair ^a   Adame, Maria Fernanda ^a   Penrose, Helen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Exmouth Gulf; Giralia Bay; N:P ratio; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBOHYDRATE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CYANOBACTERIUM; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL MAT; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; WETLAND;

EXMOUTH GULF; INDIAN OCEAN;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 75549085533     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11273-009-9146-6     Document Type: Article

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