Thresholds of hypoxia for marine biodiversity

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 105, Issue 40, 2008, Pages 15452-15457

  Vaquer Sunyer, Raquel ^a   Duarte, Carlos M ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Benthic community; Coastal ecosystems; Eutrophication; Impacts; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGY; COASTAL WATERS; EUTROPHICATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HYPOXIA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; EUTROPHICATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; OXYGEN;

EID: 55849086212     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0803833105     Document Type: Article

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