Physiological responses of the seagrass Thalassia hemprichii (Ehrenb.) Aschers as indicators of nutrient loading

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 508-515

  Zhang, Jingping ^a,b   Huang, Xiaoping ^a   Jiang, Zhijian ^a,b  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Bioindicator; Nutrient content; Nutrient gradient; Physiological responses; Thalassia hemprichii

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOMARKERS; ECOSYSTEMS; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TISSUE;

BIOINDICATOR; NUTRIENT CONTENTS; NUTRIENT GRADIENTS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; THALASSIA HEMPRICHII;

NUTRIENTS;

SEA WATER;

BIOINDICATOR; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHOSPHORUS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEAGRASS;

AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHINA; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; EPIPHYTE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRIENT LOADING; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PLANT ROOT; SEAGRASS; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SHOOT; THALASSIA HEMPRICHII; WATER QUALITY; ECOSYSTEM; HYDROCHARITACEAE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF;

CHINA; HAINAN; XINCUN BAY;

ALGAE; THALASSIA HEMPRICHII;

BIOMASS; CHINA; ECOSYSTEM; HYDROCHARITACEAE; PLANT LEAVES;

EID: 84902074483     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.12.056     Document Type: Article

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