In situ production and respiration of the benthic community during emersion on subtropical intertidal sandflats

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 441, Issue , 2011, Pages 33-47

  Lee, Li Hua ^a,b   Hsieh, Li Yung ^a,b   Lin, Hsing Juh ^b,c  

^a ENDEMIC SPECIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carbon sink; Community respiration; Gross community production; Kaomei Wetland; Net community production; Sediment granulometry; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; AUTOTROPHY; BENTHOS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL WETLAND; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GRAIN SIZE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; RESPIRATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBTROPICAL REGION; SURVEY; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

KAOMEI WETLAND; TAIWAN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 81255164765     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09362     Document Type: Article

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