Distinct bacterial-production-DOC-primary-production relationships and implications for biogenic C cycling in the South China Sea shelf

Biogeosciences

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 147-156

  Lai, C C ^a   Fu, Y W ^a   Liu, H B ^b   Kuo, H Y ^c   Wang, K W ^c   Lin, C H ^c   Tai, J H ^c   Wong, G T F ^c   Lee, K Y ^c   Chen, T Y ^c   Yamamoto, Y ^c   Chow, M F ^c   Kobayashi, Y ^c   Ko, C Y ^c   Shiah, F K ^a,c,d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON CYCLE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DATA SET; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; HETEROTROPHY; INTERNAL WAVE; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; ZHUJIANG;

EID: 84892172494     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-11-147-2014     Document Type: Article

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