Pelagic metabolism in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1227-1242

  McKinnon, A D ^a   Logan, M ^a   Castine, S A ^a   Duggan, S ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; METABOLISM; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; OXYGEN; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; PHYTOPLANKTON; RESPIRATION; SEASONALITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84878756625     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2013.58.4.1227     Document Type: Article

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