Net community production and metabolic balance at the oligotrophic ocean site, station ALOHA

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1563-1578

  Williams, Peter J Le B ^a   Morris, Paul J ^b   Karl, David M ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Metabolic balance; N. Pacific Ocean; Net community production; Oligotrophic ocean; Oxygen metabolism; Respiration; Station ALOHA

Indexed keywords

OLIGOTROPHIC OCEAN SITE; ORGANIC RESERVES;

CARBON; CELLS; METABOLISM; OXYGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RESPIRATION;

ALOHA STATION; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ALGAE;

EID: 5644250856     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2004.07.001     Document Type: Article

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