Photosynthesis and the dynamics of oxygen consumption in a microbial mat as calculated from transient oxygen microprofiles

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1936-1948

  Epping, Eric H G ^a,b   Khalili, Arzhang ^a   Thar, Roland ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; MICROBE METABOLISM; MICROBE RESPIRATION; OXIDATION; OXIDATION KINETICS; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SENSOR;

INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL MAT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EID: 0032715109     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1999.44.8.1936     Document Type: Article

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