PHOSPHORUS CYCLING IN AN EELGRASS ( ZOSTERA MARINA L.) ECOSYSTEM1
Rates of uptake and excretion of phosphorus by both roots and leaves of eelgrass ( Zostera marina L.) were dependent on the orthophosphate concentration of the medium. In a typical shallow tidal pool dominated by eelgrass, the interstitial reactive phosphorus concentrations of the sediments were as...
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crwiley:10.4319/lo.1972.17.1.0058 2024-09-30T14:33:07+00:00 PHOSPHORUS CYCLING IN AN EELGRASS ( ZOSTERA MARINA L.) ECOSYSTEM1 McRoy, C. Peter Barsdate, Robert J. Nebert, Mary 1972 http://dx.doi.org/10.4319/lo.1972.17.1.0058 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.4319%2Flo.1972.17.1.0058 https://aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.4319/lo.1972.17.1.0058 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Limnology and Oceanography volume 17, issue 1, page 58-67 ISSN 0024-3590 1939-5590 journal-article 1972 crwiley https://doi.org/10.4319/lo.1972.17.1.0058 2024-09-17T04:43:41Z Rates of uptake and excretion of phosphorus by both roots and leaves of eelgrass ( Zostera marina L.) were dependent on the orthophosphate concentration of the medium. In a typical shallow tidal pool dominated by eelgrass, the interstitial reactive phosphorus concentrations of the sediments were as high as 75 µ g‐atom/liter, while in the water they were ca. 2. The plants absorbed 166 mg P/m 2 ‐day from the sediments, assimilated 104 in the production of fresh eelgrass, and excreted 62 into the water. An amount equivalent to about 41% of the reactive phosphorus excreted, or 3 metric tons P/day, was exported from the lagoon into the Bering Sea. These results add a new pathway to the phosphorus cycle for estuaries containing vascular plants. Article in Journal/Newspaper Bering Sea Wiley Online Library Bering Sea Limnology and Oceanography 17 1 58 67 |
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Rates of uptake and excretion of phosphorus by both roots and leaves of eelgrass ( Zostera marina L.) were dependent on the orthophosphate concentration of the medium. In a typical shallow tidal pool dominated by eelgrass, the interstitial reactive phosphorus concentrations of the sediments were as high as 75 µ g‐atom/liter, while in the water they were ca. 2. The plants absorbed 166 mg P/m 2 ‐day from the sediments, assimilated 104 in the production of fresh eelgrass, and excreted 62 into the water. An amount equivalent to about 41% of the reactive phosphorus excreted, or 3 metric tons P/day, was exported from the lagoon into the Bering Sea. These results add a new pathway to the phosphorus cycle for estuaries containing vascular plants. |
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McRoy, C. Peter Barsdate, Robert J. Nebert, Mary PHOSPHORUS CYCLING IN AN EELGRASS ( ZOSTERA MARINA L.) ECOSYSTEM1 |
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PHOSPHORUS CYCLING IN AN EELGRASS ( ZOSTERA MARINA L.) ECOSYSTEM1 |
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PHOSPHORUS CYCLING IN AN EELGRASS ( ZOSTERA MARINA L.) ECOSYSTEM1 |
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PHOSPHORUS CYCLING IN AN EELGRASS ( ZOSTERA MARINA L.) ECOSYSTEM1 |
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PHOSPHORUS CYCLING IN AN EELGRASS ( ZOSTERA MARINA L.) ECOSYSTEM1 |
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PHOSPHORUS CYCLING IN AN EELGRASS ( ZOSTERA MARINA L.) ECOSYSTEM1 |
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phosphorus cycling in an eelgrass ( zostera marina l.) ecosystem1 |
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