Thresholds of irradiance for seagrass Posidonia oceanica meadow metabolism

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 466, Issue , 2012, Pages 69-79

  Gacia, E ^a   Marba, N ^b   Cebrian J ^c,d   Vaquer Sunyer, R ^b   Garcias Bonet, N ^b   Duarte, C M ^b,e  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^c DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Compensation Irradiance; Ecosystem; Mediterranean; Production; Respiration; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SINK; COMPENSATION; DISTURBANCE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; IRRADIANCE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MEADOW; METABOLISM; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; RESPIRATION; RHIZOME; SEAGRASS; SHADING; THRESHOLD; VULNERABILITY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84867492783     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09928     Document Type: Article

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