Carbon and nitrogen cycling on intertidal mudflats of a temperate Australian estuary. I. Benthic metabolism

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 280, Issue , 2004, Pages 25-38

  Cook, Perran L M ^a,b,c,e   Butler, Edward C V ^b,c   Eyre, Bradley D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Indooroopilly Sciences Centre   (Australia)

^d SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alkalinity; Benthic metabolism; Gas exchange; Microphytobenthos; Mudflat; O2; Primary production; Respiration; TCO2

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS EXCHANGE; METABOLISM; MUDFLAT; NITROGEN CYCLE; OXYGEN;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; HUON ESTUARY; TASMANIA; WORLD;

EID: 8444231970     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps280025     Document Type: Article

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