Respiration in the mesopelagic and bathypelagic zones of the oceans

Respiration in Aquatic Ecosystems

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Arístegui, Javier ^a   Agustí, Susana ^b   Middelburg, Jack J ^c   Duarte, Carlos M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Benthic respiration; Dark ocean; Ocean sediments; Organic matter; Pelagic respiration; Respiration rates

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920753084     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198527084.003.0010     Document Type: Chapter

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