Assessment of net community production and calcification of a coral reef using a boundary layer approach

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 121, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 5655-5671

  Takeshita, Yuichiro ^a,b   McGillis, Wade ^c   Briggs, Ellen M ^a   Carter, Amanda L ^a   Donham, Emily M ^d,e   Martz, Todd R ^a   Price, Nichole N ^a,d   Smith, Jennifer E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c International Research Institute for Climate and Society   (United States)

^d BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

benthic boundary layer; coral reef; net community calcification; net community production; oxygen; pH

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BENTHIC BOUNDARY LAYER; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BENTHOS; CALCIFICATION; CORAL REEF; HEALTH MONITORING; METABOLISM; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; OXYGEN; PH;

LINE ISLANDS; PALMYRA ATOLL;

ANTHOZOA; PALMYRA;

EID: 84981356259     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2016JC011886     Document Type: Article

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