Coral reef ecosystems as a source of atmospheric CO2: Evidence from PCO2 measurements of surface waters

Coral Reefs

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 261-266

  Kawahata, H ^a,b   Suzuki, A ^a   Goto, K ^c  

^a Marine Geology Department   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c The General Environmental Technos Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE; CORAL REEF;

PACIFIC;

EID: 0031416729     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003380050082     Document Type: Article

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