Biomass Transfer Subsidizes Nitrogen to Offshore Food Webs

Ecosystems

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1130-1138

  Nelson, James A ^a,b   Stallings, Christopher D ^a,c   Landing, William M ^a   Chanton, Jeffery ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

allocthonous; biomass; ecosystem subsidies; food web; seagrass; secondary production

Indexed keywords

ALLOCHTHON; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; FOOD WEB; GROUNDWATER; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SEAGRASS; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 84881503774     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-013-9672-1     Document Type: Article

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