Linking macroalgal δ15N-values to nitrogen sources and effects of nutrient stress on coral condition in an upwelling region

Botanica Marina

Volumn 56, Issue 5-6, 2013, Pages 471-480

  Huang, Hui ^a,b   Li, Xiu Bao ^a,d   Titlyanov, Eduard A ^c   Ye, Cheng ^a   Titlyanova, Tamara V ^c   Guo, Ya Ping ^a   Zhang, Jing ^d  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF MARINE BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^d EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coral condition; Macroalgae; Nitrogen sources; Nutrient stress; Stable isotope; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; CORAL BLEACHING; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; MACROALGA; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; UPWELLING;

CHINA; HAINAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 84895558825     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: 14374323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/bot-2012-0223     Document Type: Article

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