Photosynthetic rates in the surface waters of the Red Sea: The radiocarbon versus the non-isotopic dilution method

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 713-727

  Moigis, Algird Gordon ^a,b  

^a Universität Hamburg ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE C 14; GROWTH RATE; ISOTOPE LABELING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROZOOPLANKTON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RADIOCARBON; WATER SAMPLING;

ESTIMATION METHOD; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SURFACE WATER;

RED SEA;

EID: 0034033329     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/22.4.713     Document Type: Article

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