Benthic decomposition rates and pathways in plantations of the mangrove Rhizophora apiculata in the Mekong delta, Vietnam

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 194, Issue , 2000, Pages 87-101

  Alongi, D M ^a   Tirendi, F ^a   Trott, L A ^a   Xuan, T T ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b Research Institute for Aquaculture No 2   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Benthic; Carbon; Decomposition; Mangrove; Nitroge n; Respiration; Rhizophora; Sediment

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAY; BIOMASS CONVERSION; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; DECOMPOSITION; DENITRIFICATION; FOREST; IRON; MANGANESE; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REDOX REACTION; REDUCTION; SEDIMENT; SULFATE REDUCTION; VIET NAM;

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; DECOMPOSITION; MANGROVE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC MATTER;

MEKONG DELTA; VIET NAM;

RHIZOPHORA APICULATA;

EID: 0034678138     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps194087     Document Type: Article

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