Underwater measurements of carbon dioxide evolution in marine plant communities: A new method

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 827-830

  Silva, João ^a   Feijóo, Pedro ^a   Santos, Rui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

aquatic photosynthesis; carbon fluxes; community metabolism; incubations; productivity; seagrasses

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS; FLUX MEASUREMENT; GAS EXCHANGE; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEAGRASS;

EID: 44349113062     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.02.019     Document Type: Article

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