C:N:P ratios of benthic marine plants1
Limnology and OceanographyPublished 1 May 1983Open access
M. J. Atkinson, Stephen V. Smith
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The median C:N:P atomic ratio of benthic marine macroalgae and seagrasses is about 550:30:1, which is much more depleted in P and less in N than for phytoplankton.
Abstract
The median C:N:P atomic ratio of benthic marine macroalgae and seagrasses is about 550:30:1. Benthic plants are much more depleted in P and less in N, relative to C, than phytoplankton. The amount of nutrients required to support a particular level of net production is much lower for benthic marine plants than it is for phytoplankton.
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Earth and Planetary Sciences