Leaf Nutrient Resorption and Export Fluxes of Avicennia marina in the Central Red Sea Area

Red Sea mangroves occur in an oligotrophic sea without permanent freshwater inputs. Understanding the mechanisms to cope with nutrient limitation is, therefore, important to understand their distribution and nutrient dynamics in coastal ecosystems. We measured total number of meristems to estimate t...

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Main Authors: Hanan Almahasheer, Carlos M. Duarte, Xabier Irigoien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2018.00204/full