Nitrogen and phosphorus exchange among tropical coastal ecosystems

Ecological Connectivity among Tropical Coastal Ecosystems

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 9-43

  Davis Iii, Stephen E ^a   Lirman, Diego ^b   Wozniak, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral reef; Flux; Mangrove; Nutrient; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954562671     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-2406-0_2     Document Type: Chapter

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