Glutamine synthetase partitioning in native and introduced salt marsh grasses

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 414, Issue , 2010, Pages 57-64

  Hazelton, Eric L G ^a,b   Knight, Thomas J ^a   Theodose, Theresa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Enzyme partitioning; Glutamine synthetase; Invasive plants; Native Phragmites; Nitrogen metabolism; Phragmites australis; Salt marsh; Spartina

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRASS; GROWTH RESPONSE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; METABOLISM; NATIVE SPECIES; NITROGEN; SALTMARSH; SEED;

HYMENACHNE; PHRAGMITES; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; POACEAE; SPARTINA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA; SPARTINA PATENS;

EID: 77957725328     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08704     Document Type: Article

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