The global significance of respiration in aquatic ecosystems: From single cells to the biosphere

Respiration in Aquatic Ecosystems

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Del Giorgio, Paul A ^a   Le B Williams, Peter J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aquatic respiration; Biosphere; Global estimates; Respiration rates

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920752000     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198527084.003.0014     Document Type: Chapter

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