Microphytobenthic primary production as 14C uptake in sublittoral sediments of the Gulf of Trieste (northern Adriatic Sea): Methodological aspects and data analyses

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 113-122

  Cibic, Tamara ^a   Blasutto, Oriana ^b   Burba, Nicoletta ^a   Fonda Umani, Serena ^c  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

^b Regional Agency for Environmental Protection (ARPA)   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

14C uptake; benthic diatoms; microphytobenthos; northern Adriatic Sea; primary production; slurry technique

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIOMASS; CARBON ISOTOPE; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PHYTOBENTHOS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

ADRIATIC SEA; GULF OF TRIESTE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 39449111060     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.09.005     Document Type: Article

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