Limited toxicity of NHx pulses on an early and late successional tropical seagrass species: Interactions with pH and light level

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 73-79

  Christianen, M J A ^a   van der Heide, T ^b   Bouma, T J ^c   Roelofs, J G M ^a   van Katwijk, M M ^a,c   Lamers, L P M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ammonium toxicity; Eutrophication; Free amino acids; Halodule uninervis; Thalassia hemprichii; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ASPARAGINE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE; SEA WATER;

AMINO ACID; AMMONIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; CELL ORGANELLE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EUTROPHICATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIGHT INTENSITY; NITROGEN; PH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEAGRASS; TOXICITY TEST;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; COMMUNITY SUCCESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; LEAF NITROGEN CONTENT; LIGHT; NITROGEN AVAILABILITY; NONHUMAN; PH; PHOTOCHEMICAL EFFICIENCY; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SEAGRASS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ALISMATIDAE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EUTROPHICATION; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SUNLIGHT; TROPIC CLIMATE; WATER POLLUTANT; ZOSTERACEAE;

HALODULE UNINERVIS; THALASSIA; THALASSIA HEMPRICHII; ZOSTERA MARINA;

ALISMATIDAE; EUTROPHICATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; SEAWATER; SUNLIGHT; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZOSTERACEAE;

EID: 79955433985     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: 0166445X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2011.04.002     Document Type: Article

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