Light-mediated 15N fractionation in Caribbean gorgonian octocorals: Implications for pollution monitoring

Coral Reefs

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 709-717

  Baker, D M ^a,c   Kim, K ^b   Andras, J P ^a,d   Sparks, J P ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

15N; Fractionation; Gorgonian; Light; Nitrogen; Pollution

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; COLONY STRUCTURE; CORAL; DEEP SEA; FRACTIONATION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LABORATORY METHOD; LIGHT EFFECT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLUME; POLLUTION MONITORING; SHALLOW WATER; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; TURBIDITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA;

ANTHOZOA; GORGONACEA; GORGONIA; GORGONIA VENTALINA; PSEUDOPTEROGORGIA AMERICANA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 79961024956     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-011-0759-x     Document Type: Article

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