Variability of photosynthesis-irradiance curves and ecosystem respiration in a small river

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 493-507

  Uehlinger, Urs ^a   König, Christof ^a   Reichert, Peter ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Photosynthesis irradiance; Seasonal variation; Stream metabolism

Indexed keywords

PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RESPIRATION; RIVER;

EID: 0342656681     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2000.00602.x     Document Type: Article

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