Estimating Seagrass Community Metabolism Using Benthic Chambers: The Effect of Incubation Time

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 138-144

  Olivé, Irene ^a   Silva, João ^a   Costa, Monya M ^a   Santos, Rui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Community metabolism; Community respiration; Incubation time; Net community production; Seagrasses

Indexed keywords

CARBON SINK; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; INCUBATION; METABOLISM; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; SEAGRASS MEADOW;

POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 84952983274     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-015-9973-z     Document Type: Article

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