Stable nitrogen isotopes in the turtle grass Thalassia testudinum from the Mexican Caribbean: Implications of anthropogenic development

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 135, Issue , 2013, Pages 86-93

  Sánchez, Alberto ^a   Ortiz Hernández, Ma Concepción ^b   Talavera Sáenz, Ana ^a   Aguíñiga García, Sergio ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

15N values; Anthropogenic development; Caribbean; Seagrass meadows; Thalassia testudinum

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CORAL REEF; MONITORING; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; POPULATION GROWTH; SEAGRASS; STABLE ISOTOPE;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; QUINTANA ROO; SIAN KAAN BIOSPHERE RESERVE;

ANTHOZOA; SIA; TESTUDINES; THALASSIA; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 84888837315     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.01.021     Document Type: Article

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