Carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus storage in subtropical seagrass meadows: Examples from Florida Bay and Shark Bay

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 967-983

  Fourqurean, James W ^a   Kendrick, Gary A ^b   Collins, Laurel S ^a   Chambers, Randolph M ^c   Vanderklift, Mathew A ^d  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c William and Mary   (United States)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MEADOW; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEAGRASS; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL PROFILE; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

AUSTRALIA; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA BAY; SHARK BAY; UNITED STATES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 84870372327     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF12101     Document Type: Article

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