A method to improve the spatial resolution of photosynthetic rates obtained by oxygen microsensors

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 89-93

  Lassen, Carsten ^a,b   Glud, Ronnie N ^b   Ramsing, Niels B ^b   Revsbech, Niels Peter ^b  

^a COWIconsult ^*  (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Diatoms; High resolution; Microalgae; Microelectrode; Microphytobenthos; Microsensor; Modeling; P hotosynthesis; Primary production; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; OXYGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SENSOR;

EID: 0031923949     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1998.340089.x     Document Type: Article

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