Structural and functional vulnerability to elevated pCO2 in marine benthic communities

Marine Biology

Volumn 160, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2113-2128

  Christen, N ^a,b   Calosi, P ^a   McNeill, C L ^c   Widdicombe, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE; BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CALCIFICATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISSOLUTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MESOCOSM; PH; UNDERPINNING; VULNERABILITY;

ARTHROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 84881226894     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-012-2097-0     Document Type: Article

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