Macroalgae δ15N values in well-mixed estuaries: Indicator of anthropogenic nitrogen input or macroalgae metabolism?

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 119, Issue , 2013, Pages 126-138

  Raimonet, Mélanie ^a,b   Guillou, Gaël ^b   Mornet, Françoise ^c   Richard, Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^c IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Indicators; Land sea continuum; Nitrate; Nitrogen isotopes; Primary producers

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOINDICATOR; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FRACTIONATION; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LAND-SEA INTERACTION; MACROALGA; METABOLISM; NITRATE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CHARENTE ESTUARY; CHARENTE MARITIME; FRANCE; POITOU-CHARENTES;

FUCUS; FUCUS SERRATUS; FUCUS VESICULOSUS; ULVA;

EID: 84875398730     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.01.011     Document Type: Article

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