Increase of atmospheric CO2 promotes phytoplankton productivity

Ecology Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 446-451

  Schippers, Peter ^a   Lürling, Miquel ^a   Scheffer, Marten ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Air water exchange; Algae; Alkalinity; Carbon chemistry; Carbon cycle; Climate change; Model; pH

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

ALGAE;

EID: 2542601617     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2004.00597.x     Document Type: Article

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