Spatial and Temporal Variability in the Ecosystem Metabolism of a High-elevation Lake: Integrating Benthic and Pelagic Habitats

Ecosystems

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1123-1140

  Sadro, Steven ^a   Melack, John M ^a   MacIntyre, Sally ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

benthic; community respiration; gross primary production; high elevation; metabolism; net ecosystem metabolism; pelagic; Sierra Nevada

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHY; BACTERIOPLANKTON; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; EPILIMNION; HETEROTROPHY; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; METABOLISM; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER COLUMN;

CALIFORNIA; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80855130859     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-011-9471-5     Document Type: Article

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