A comparison of nutrient-limited productivity in Sargassum natans from neritic vs. oceanic waters of the western North Atlantic Ocean

• Main Author: Lapointe, Brian E.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Inc.
• Subjects: Sargassum; Marine algae > North Atlantic Ocean; Seaweed; Seawater > Analysis; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3343820; https://fau.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fau%3A6442/datastream/TN/view/A%20comparison%20of%20nutrient-limited%20productivity%20in%20Sargassum%20natans%20from%20neritic%20vs.%20oceanic%20waters%20of%20the%20western%20North%20Atlantic%20Ocean.jpg

Physiological studies and seawater nutrient analysis showed that the productivity of the macroalga Sargassum natans was significantly enhanced by higher N and P availability in neritic compared to oceanic waters of the western North Atlantic Ocean (17-400N). This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available at http://aslo.org/lo/ and may be cited as: Lapointe, B. E. (1995). A comparison of nutrient-limited productivity in Sargassum natans from neritic vs. oceanic waters of the western North Atlantic Ocean. Limnology and Oceanography, 40(3), 625-633. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #928.