Deposition and cycling of carbon and nitrogen in carbonate mud of the lagoons of Arlington and Sudbury Reefs, Great Barrier Reef

Coral Reefs

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 123-143

  Alongi, Daniel M ^a   Pfitzner, John ^a   Trott, Lindsay A ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon; Carbonate; Great Barrier Reef; Lagoon; Nitrogen; Sediment

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; LAGOON; NITROGEN CYCLE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 33644616028     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-005-0069-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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