Hypersalinity as a trigger of seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) die-off events in Florida Bay: Evidence based on shoot meristem O2 and H2S dynamics

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 504, Issue , 2018, Pages 47-52

  Johnson, C R ^a   Koch, M S ^a   Pedersen, O ^b   Madden, C J ^c  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonate; Florida; Hydrogen sulfide; Mortality; Seagrass; Sulfide; Tropical

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; HYPOXIA; MASS MORTALITY; OXIDATION; POREWATER; SALINITY; SEAGRASS; WATER COLUMN;

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

THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 85045671392     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2018.03.007     Document Type: Article

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