Biomass rather than growth rate determines variation in net primary production by giant kelp

Ecology

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2493-2505

  Reed, Daniel C ^a   Rassweiler, Andrew ^a   Arkema, Katie K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Disturbance; Giant kelp; Growth; Macrocystis pyrifera; Net primary production; Nutrients; Recruitment; Resource supply; Standing crop

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOMASS; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; KELP FOREST; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS);

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

MACROCYSTIS; MACROCYSTIS PYRIFERA;

NITROGEN; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; KELP; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; TIME;

BIOMASS; KELP; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITROGEN; SEASONS; SEAWATER; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 54549084621     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/07-1106.1     Document Type: Article

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