Whole-lake estimates of carbon flux through algae and bacteria in benthic and pelagic habitats of clear-water lakes

Ecology

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1923-1932

  Ask, Jenny ^a   Karlsson, Jan ^a   Persson, Lennart ^a   Ask, Per ^a   Byström, Par ^a   Jansson, Mats ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allochthonous organic carbon; Autotrophy; Bacterial production; Benthic; Clear water lakes; Heterotrophy; Metabolism; Net ecosystem production; Pelagic; Primary production; Respiration

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FRESH WATER;

ALGA; ALLOCHTHONY; AUTOTROPHY; BACTERIUM; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOMASS; CARBON FLUX; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; METABOLISM; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; ORGANIC CARBON; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; RESPIRATION;

ALGA; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEDIMENT;

ALGAE; CARBON; ECOSYSTEM; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 67650678376     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/07-1855.1     Document Type: Article

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