Surface Water Metabolism Potential in a Tropical Estuary, Hilo Bay, Hawai'i, USA, During Storm and Non-storm Conditions

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1099-1112

  Mead, Lucas H ^a   Wiegner, Tracy N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2 flux; Estuaries; Metabolism; Primary production; Respiration; Storms

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CLIMATE CHANGE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RIVER PLUME; SURFACE WATER;

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

EID: 77955925746     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-010-9317-y     Document Type: Article

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