Technical note: Consistent calculation of aquatic gross production from oxygen triple isotope measurements

Biogeosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1793-1811

  Kaiser, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC RATIO; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; TIME SERIES;

EID: 79960225075     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-8-1793-2011     Document Type: Review

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