Short-term coherency between gross primary production and community respiration in an algal-dominated reef flat

Coral Reefs

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-58

  Falter, J L ^a,b   Atkinson, M J ^a   Schar, D W ^a   Lowe, R J ^b   Monismith, S G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Community; Production; Respiration

Indexed keywords

ALGA; AUTOTROPHY; BARRIER REEF; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CORAL REEF; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT EFFECT; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; RESPIRATION;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; KANEOHE BAY; OAHU; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE;

EID: 79551682390     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-010-0671-9     Document Type: Article

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