Impacts of exotic mangrove forests and mangrove deforestation on carbon remineralization and ecosystem functioning in marine sediments

Biogeosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2129-2145

  Sweetman, A K ^a,g   Middelburg, J J ^b,c   Berle, A M ^d   Bernardino, A F ^e   Schander, C ^d   Demopoulos, A W J ^f   Smith, C R ^g  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^f U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BENTHOS; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DEFORESTATION; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; MANGROVE; MARINE SEDIMENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REMINERALIZATION; RESPIRATION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

HAWAII [(ISL) HAWAIIAN ISLANDS]; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 77954485541     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-7-2129-2010     Document Type: Article

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