Ecosystem metabolism in a dryland river waterhole

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 250-262

  Fellows, C S ^a   Wos, M L ^a   Pollard, P C ^a   Bunn, S E ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gross primary production; Heterotrophic bacteria; Pelagic; Respiration

Indexed keywords

ALLOCHTHON; AUTOCHTHON; BACTERIUM; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; HETEROTROPHY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC CARBON; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; PHOTOAUTOTROPHY; POOL; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESPIRATION; RIVER SYSTEM;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33947695766     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF06142     Document Type: Article

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