Influence of light, temperature and salinity on dissolved organic carbon exudation rates in Zostera marina L.

Aquatic Biosystems

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Kaldy, James ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon balance; Exudation; Gradients; Rhizodeposition; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

CARBON BUDGET; CARBON FIXATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXUDATION; GROWTH RATE; HYDROPONICS; LIGHT EFFECT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RHIZOME; SALINITY; SEAGRASS; SEAWATER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

EID: 84867802970     PISSN: 20469063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2046-9063-8-19     Document Type: Article

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