Decoupling of primary production and community respiration in the ocean: Implications for regional carbon studies

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 199-209

  Arístegui, Javier ^a   Harrison, William G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Community respiration; North Atlantic; NW Africa upwelling; P:R decoupling; Primary production

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037163720     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame029199     Document Type: Article

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