Biomass-specific respiration rates of benthic meiofauna: Demonstrating a novel oxygen micro-respiration system

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 357, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-47

  Moodley, Leon ^a   Steyaert, Maaike ^b   Epping, Eric ^c   Middelburg, Jack J ^a   Vincx, Magda ^b   van Avesaath, Pim ^a   Moens, Tom ^b   Soetaert, Karline ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Benthic; Foraminifera; Meiofauna; Optodes; Respiration

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MEIOFAUNA; METABOLISM; METAZOAN; ORGANIC CARBON; RESPIRATION;

FORAMINIFERA; METAZOA;

EID: 40349103649     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.12.025     Document Type: Article

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