Factors controlling water-column respiration in rivers of the central and southwestern Amazon Basin

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 527-540

  Ellis, Erin E ^a   Richey, Jeffrey E ^a   Aufdenkampe, Anthony K ^b   Krusche, Alex V ^c   Quay, Paul D ^a   Salimon, Cleber ^d   da Cunhae, Hilandia Brandão ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b STROUD WATER RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ACRE   (Brazil)

^e INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATION; WATER COLUMN;

AMAZON BASIN;

EID: 84859467313     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2012.57.2.0527     Document Type: Article

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