The role of leaf nitrogen content in determining turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum) grazing by a generalized herbivore in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico.

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• Publication year

  2001

• Venue

  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

• Publication date

  2001-03-30

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/S0022-0981(00)00342-7PMID 11239626
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