The effect of light reduction on the nutrient dynamics and growth of Halophila ovalis, in culture.

Updated: 2015-01-06

The effect of light reduction on the nutrient (nitrogen and phosphorus) dynamics of the seagrass Halophila ovalis was investigated in a short-term (<50 days) laboratory experiment under controlled growth conditions in Autumn 2004. Leaf growth rate was measured and converted to growth rate while nitrogen, phosphorus, ammonia and soluble reactive phosphate were also measured for different light treatments.