Diversity of carbon use strategies in a kelp forest community: Implications for a high CO2 ocean

Global Change Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2488-2497

  Hepburn, C D ^a   Pritchard, D W ^a   Cornwall, C E ^a   Mcleod, R J ^a   Beardall, J ^b   Raven, J A ^c   Hurd, C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algae; Carbon concentrating mechanisms; Coralline algae; Kelp forest; Light; Ocean acidification; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; BENTHOS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COASTAL ZONE; CORALLINE ALGA; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST COVER; INORGANIC CARBON; KELP FOREST; MACROALGA; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ALGAE;

EID: 79957819250     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02411.x     Document Type: Article

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