Revisiting Odum (1956): A synthesis of aquatic ecosystem metabolism

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2089-2100

  Hoellein, Timothy J ^a   Bruesewitz, Denise A ^b   Richardson, David C ^c  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Health Services and Department of Biology   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DATA SET; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PHOSPHORUS; WATERSHED;

EID: 84887454924     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2013.58.6.2089     Document Type: Review

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