Search for dissertations about: "Jacqueline Uku"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Jacqueline Uku.

2. 1. Seagrasses and their epiphytes : Characterization of abundance and productivity in tropical seagrass beds

   Author : Jacqueline Uku; Mats Björk; Beatriz Diez; Evamaria Koch; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Seagrass; epiphytes; cyanobacteria; prokaryotes; diversity; productivity; carbon utilization; buffer sensitivity; Biology; Biologi;

   Abstract : Seagrass beds cover large intertidal and subtidal areas in coastal zones around the world and they are subjected to a wide variety of anthropogenic influences, such as nutrient enrichment due to sewage seepage. This study was undertaken to address specific questions focusing on whether near shore tropical seagrasses that receive a constant influx of groundwater nutrient inputs, would exhibit a higher productivity and to what extent epiphytic algae reflect the impacts of nutrient inputs. READ MORE