Comparison of the role of the foliar sheath in nutrient (ammonium and phosphate) acquisition by the seagrass Thalassia hemprichii (Ehrenb.) Aschers. at two different sites on tropical Hainan Island, China

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 669, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 45-61

  Zhang, Jing Ping ^a,b   Huang, Xiao Ping ^a   Jiang, Zhi Jian ^a,b   Thorhaug, Anitra ^c  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Blades; Hainan Island; Nutrient uptake kinetics; Phosphate; Roots; Seagrass; Sheaths; South China Sea; Thalassia hemprichii

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH FORM; MARINE SEDIMENT; MEADOW; MORPHOTYPE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHOSPHATE; REACTION KINETICS; ROOT SYSTEM; SEAGRASS;

CHINA; HAINAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

THALASSIA HEMPRICHII;

EID: 79956077231     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-011-0662-z     Document Type: Article

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