Light regulation of benthic sulfate reduction rates mediated by seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) metabolism

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1255-1264

  Calleja, Maria Ll ^a   Barrón, Cristina ^a   Hale, Jason A ^b   Frazer, Thomas K ^b   Duarte, Carlos M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; ESTIMATION METHOD; HETEROTROPHY; IRRADIANCE; LIGHT INTENSITY; MEADOW; METABOLISM; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REDUCTION; SEAGRASS; SULFATE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 36849055473     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02781825     Document Type: Article

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