Eelgrass fairy rings: Sulfide as inhibiting agent

Marine Biology

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 351-358

  Borum, Jens ^a   Raun, Ane Løvendahl ^a   Hasler Sheetal, Harald ^b   Pedersen, Mia Østergaard ^b   Pedersen, Ole ^a,c   Holmer, Marianne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHALK; CHROMIUM; CLIFF; GROWTH RATE; HYDRODYNAMIC FORCE; INHIBITOR; IRON; ISLAND; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; SEAGRASS; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT THICKNESS; SHOOT; SULFIDE; SULFUR ISOTOPE; TOXIC MATERIAL; TOXICITY;

DENMARK; MON [SJAELLAND]; SJAELLAND;

EID: 84893116720     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-013-2340-3     Document Type: Article

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