Benthic photosynthesis in submerged Wadden Sea intertidal flats

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 704-716

  Billerbeck, Markus ^a   Røy, Hans ^a   Bosselmann, Katja ^a   Huettel, Markus ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

advective transport; benthic photosynthesis; Germany; inundation; light availability; North Sea; tidal flats; Wadden Sea

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LIGHT INTENSITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOBENTHOS; TIDAL FLAT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; WADDEN SEA;

EID: 33846228027     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.09.019     Document Type: Article

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