Productivity and nutrient cycling in salt marshes: Contribution to ecosystem health

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 640-646

  Sousa, Ana I ^a,b   Lillebø, Ana I ^b   Pardal, Miguel A ^c   Caçador, Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Carbon; Halophytes; Nitrogen; Nutrient cycling; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HALOPHYTE; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOMASS; SALTMARSH; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

HALIMIONE PORTULACOIDES; SARCOCORNIA FRUTICOSA; SARCOCORNIA PERENNIS; SCHOENOPLECTUS MARITIMUS; SPARTINA MARITIMA;

EID: 77951025293     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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