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Macroalgal blooms on southeast Florida coral reefs II. Cross-shelf discrimination of nitrogen sources indicates widespread assimilation of sewage nitrogen

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2005
Title: Macroalgal blooms on southeast Florida coral reefs II. Cross-shelf discrimination of nitrogen sources indicates widespread assimilation of sewage nitrogen.
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Name(s): Lapointe, Brian E., creator
Barile, Peter J., creator
Littler, Mark M., creator
Littler, Diane S., creator
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Article
Issuance: single unit
Date Issued: 2005
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Extent: 18 p.
Physical Description: pdf
Language(s): English
Identifier: 2827827 (digitool), FADT2827827 (IID), fau:5568 (fedora), 10.1016/j.hal.2005.06.002 (doi)
Note(s): Since 1990, coral reefs off southeast Florida have experienced an unprecedented succession of macroalgal blooms and invasions. To determine if anthropogenic land-based nitrogen (N) sources support these HABs, we collected macroalgal tissue for stable nitrogen isotope (d15N) analysis at three spatially distinct depths ranging from the shallow subtidal to the shelf break (~43 m) along seven transects from Jupiter to Deerfield Beach, Florida, USA. This sampling was initiated during a historically significant drought in the spring of 2001 when rainfall, stormwater runoff, and upwelling were at a minimum. The sampling was repeated in the summer wet season following significant stormwater runoff and during a strong upwelling event.
This is the author’s version of a work accepted for publication byElsevier. Changes resulting from the publishing process, including peer review, editing,corrections, structural formatting and other quality control mechanisms, may not be reflectedin this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted forpublication. The definitive version has been published athttp://www.elsevier.com/locate/hal and may be cited as Lapointe, Brian E., Peter J. Barile,Mark M. Littler, Diane S. Littler (2005) Macroalgal blooms on southeast Florida coral reefs II.Cross‐shelf discrimination of nitrogen sources indicates widespread assimilation of sewage nitrogen, Harmful Algae 4:1106–1122 doi:10.1016/j.hal.2005.06.002
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1596.
Subject(s): Coral reef biology --Florida
Coral reefs and islands --Florida
Eutrophication --Toxicology
Algae
Water --Nitrogen content
Water --Phosphorus content
Water --Purification --Nitrogen removal
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2827827
Links: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2005.06.002
Restrictions on Access: ©2005 Elsevier B.V.
Host Institution: FAU
Other Version: This is the author’s version of a work accepted for publication by Elsevier. Changes resulting from the publishing process, including peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting and other quality control mechanisms, may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. The definitive version has been published at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/hal and may be cited as Lapointe, Brian E., Peter J. Barile, Mark M. Littler, Diane S. Littler (2005) Macroalgal blooms on southeast Florida coral reefs II. Cross‐shelf discrimination of nitrogen sources indicates widespread assimilation of sewage nitrogen, Harmful Algae 4:1106–1122 doi:10.1016/j.hal.2005.06.002.