Importance of planktonic community respiration on the carbon balance of the East China Sea in summer

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Chen, Chung Chi ^a   Chiang, Kuo Ping ^b   Gong, Gwo Ching ^b   Shiah, Fuh Kwo ^b,c   Tseng, Chun Mao ^d   Liu, Kon Kee ^e  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; MARINE BIOLOGY; ORGANIC CARBON; PHYTOPLANKTON;

BIOMASS; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON FLUX; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DISSOLVED INORGANIC MATTER; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; PLANKTON; RESPIRATION; RIVER FLOW; SUMMER;

EAST CHINA SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 34548113014     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GB002647     Document Type: Article

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