δ 13C is a signature of light availability and photosynthesis in seagrass

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 441-448

  Hu, Xinping ^a,b   Burdige, David J ^a   Zimmerman, Richard C ^a  

^a Old Dominion University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEAGRASS; WATER DEPTH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA BAY; GREAT BAHAMA BANK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862700357     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2012.57.2.0441     Document Type: Article

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