Effect of light availability on dissolved organic carbon release by Caribbean reef algae and corals

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 875-893

  Mueller, B ^a,b,c   Van Der Zande, R M ^c   Van Leent, P J M ^c   Meesters, E H ^d   Vermeij, M J A ^b,e   Van Duyl, F C ^a,b  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b CARMABI   (Netherlands Antilles)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAST; CORALLINE ALGA; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; REEF; SEDIMENT; WATER COLUMN;

EID: 84906268829     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: 15536955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5343/bms.2013.1062     Document Type: Article

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