Seasonal fluxes of O2, DIC and CH4 in sediments with Vallisneria spiralis: Indications for radial oxygen loss

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 134-142

  Ribaudo, Cristina ^a   Bartoli, Marco ^a   Racchetti, Erica ^a   Longhi, Daniele ^a   Viaroli, Pierluigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ecosystem metabolism; Methane; Photosynthetic quotient; Radial oxygen loss; Rhizosphere; Vallisneria spiralis

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GRASS; METABOLISM; METHANE; MICROCOSM; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESPIRATION; RHIZOSPHERE; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

VALLISNERIA SPIRALIS;

EID: 79952246047     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

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