Responses of bloom forming and non-bloom forming macroalgae to nutrient enrichment in Hawai'i, USA

Harmful Algae

Volumn 17, Issue , 2012, Pages 111-125

  Dailer, Meghan L ^a   Smith, Jennifer E ^b   Smith, Celia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral reef; Hawai'i; Hypnea; Macroalgae; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Ulva; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOPHORA SPICIFERA; ANTHOZOA; DICTYOTA ACUTILOBA; HYPNEA; HYPNEA MUSCIFORMIS; LACTUCA; ULVA; ULVA LACTUCA;

EID: 84860580681     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2012.03.008     Document Type: Article

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