Hypoxia: From molecular responses to ecosystem responses

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 45, Issue 1-12, 2002, Pages 35-45

  Wu, Rudolf S S ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOSENSORS; BLOOD; ECOSYSTEMS; GENES; GLOBAL WARMING; HEMOGLOBIN; MARINE BIOLOGY; PROTEINS;

HYPOXIA;

MARINE POLLUTION;

GLUCOSE; HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1;

ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; HYPOXIA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS;

BEHAVIOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOLOGY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT SYSTEM; HYPOXIA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; ORGANISM SOCIAL GROUP; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UREA CYCLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MAMMALS; OXYGEN; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0036708698     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00061-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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