Uptake and transport of nitrogen derived from sessile epifauna in the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 121-128

  Hepburn, Christopher D ^a   Frew, Russell D ^a   Hurd, Catriona L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

15; Ammonium excretion; Bryozoans; Epifauna; Kelp; Long distance transport; Macrocystis pyrifera; Membranipora membranacea; Nitrogen; Stable isotope tracers

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BRYOZOA; HYDROZOA; MACROCYSTIS; MACROCYSTIS PYRIFERA; MEMBRANIPORA MEMBRANACEA;

EID: 84855654802     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00382     Document Type: Article

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