Effects of in situ CO2 enrichment on structural characteristics, photosynthesis, and growth of the Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica

Biogeosciences

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 2179-2194

  Cox, T Erin ^a   Gazeau, Frédéric ^a   Alliouane, Samir ^a   Hendriks, Iris E ^b   Mahacek, Paul ^a   Le Fur, Arnaud ^a   Gattuso, Jean Pierre ^a,c  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^c SCIENCES PO   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; GROWTH RATE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LEAF AREA; PH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEAGRASS; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SEASONAL VARIATION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

POSIDONIA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 84964328401     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-13-2179-2016     Document Type: Article

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