Diel variation in microphytobenthic productivity in areas of different tidal amplitude

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 205, Issue , 2000, Pages 11-22

  Miles, A ^a   Sundback, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diel variation; Microphytobenthos; Primary productivity; Sediments; Tidal amplitude

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DIEL VARIATION; IRRADIANCE; PHYTOBENTHOS; PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 0034687324     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps205011     Document Type: Article

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