Effects of the changjiang (yangtze) river discharge on planktonic community respiration in the East China Sea

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Chen, Chung Chi ^a   Shiah, Fuh Kwo ^b,c   Chiang, Kuo Ping ^c   Gong, Gwo Ching ^c   Kemp, W Michael ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE CONTROL; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOMASS; CHARGE DENSITY WAVES; FIRE HAZARDS; ORGANIC CARBON; PHYTOPLANKTON; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

BACTERIAL PRODUCTION; CHEMICAL VARIABLES; EAST CHINA SEA; HETEROTROPHIC PROCESS; IN-SITU; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; KEY PROCESS; MEAN RATIO; MEAN VALUES; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; PHYTOPLANKTON GROWTH; PLANKTON COMMUNITIES; PLANKTONIC COMMUNITY; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER DISCHARGE RATE; RIVER FLOW; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SHELF ECOSYSTEMS;

RIVERS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; AUTOTROPHY; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; GROWTH RESPONSE; ORGANIC CARBON; PLANKTON; PROTOZOAN; RESPIRATION; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER FLOW; SEA SURFACE SALINITY;

EAST CHINA SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTOZOA;

EID: 67649172922     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JC004891     Document Type: Article

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