The balance of plankton respiration and photosynthesis in the open oceans

Nature

Volumn 394, Issue 6688, 1998, Pages 55-57

  Williams, P J L B ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FRESH WATER; ORGANIC MATTER; SURFACE WATER;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANKTON; RESPIRATION;

ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; CELL RESPIRATION; ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

EID: 0032474759     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/27878     Document Type: Article

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