Carbon storage in seagrass soils: Long-term nutrient history exceeds the effects of near-term nutrient enrichment

Biogeosciences

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 313-321

  Armitage, A R ^a   Fourqurean, J W ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ACCUMULATION; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; ORGANIC CARBON; SEAGRASS; SOIL CARBON;

FLORIDA BAY; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 85000542464     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-13-313-2016     Document Type: Article

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