High temporal and spatial variability of dissolved oxygen and pH in a nearshore California kelp forest

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3917-3930

  Frieder, C A ^a   Nam, S H ^b   Martz, T R ^c   Levin, L A ^a,d  

^a INTEGRATIVE OCEANOGRAPHY DIVISION   (United States)

^b San Diego   (United States)

^c GEOSCIENCES RESEARCH DIVISION   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR MARINE BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ALKALINITY; BENTHOS; BOUNDARY CURRENT; DATA SET; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; HYPOXIA; KELP FOREST; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PH; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864983196     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-3917-2012     Document Type: Article

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