Carbon budget of leaves of the tropical intertidal seagrass Thalassia hemprichii

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 125, Issue , 2013, Pages 27-35

  Chiu, Shih Han ^a   Huang, Yen Hsun ^a   Lin, Hsing Juh ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carbon sink; Degradation; Herbivores; Leaf litter; Outwelling; Primary production

Indexed keywords

CARBON BUDGET; CARBON SINK; CORAL REEF; DETRITUS; FISH; HERBIVORE; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; LEAF LITTER; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEAGRASS; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST); TAIWAN;

ANTHOZOA; ECHINOIDEA; THALASSIA HEMPRICHII;

EID: 84892444422     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.03.026     Document Type: Article

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