Ecosystem metabolism in a subtropical, seagrass-dominated lagoon

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 173, Issue , 1998, Pages 1-12

  Ziegler, Susan ^a,b   Benner, Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem metabolism; Production; Respiration; Seagrasses

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; LAGOON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESPIRATION; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

LAGUNA MADRE; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

HALOPHILA;

EID: 0032511965     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps173001     Document Type: Article

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