Aquatic primary production in a high-CO2 world

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 223-232

  Low Décarie, Etienne ^a   Fussmann, Gregor F ^a   Bell, Graham ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CARBON; CARBON BUDGET; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RATE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; FRESH WATER; SEA WATER;

ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOSYSTEM; FRESH WATER; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEAWATER;

EID: 84897034084     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.02.006     Document Type: Review

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