Tidal effects on the organic carbon mineralization rate under aerobic conditions in sediments of an intertidal estuary

Ecological Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 723-729

  Sasaki, Akiko ^a   Hagimori, Yu ^b   Nakatsubo, Takayuki ^b   Hoshika, Akira ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CO2 emission; Intertidal estuary; O2 consumption; Organic carbon mineralization; Tide

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; MINERALIZATION; OCEAN TIDE; ORGANIC CARBON; OXIC CONDITIONS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

CHUGOKU; HIROSHIMA [CHUGOKU]; HONSHU; JAPAN; KUROSE RIVER;

EID: 69349095653     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-008-0545-6     Document Type: Article

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