Fresh carbon inputs to seagrass sediments induce variable microbial priming responses

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 621, Issue , 2018, Pages 663-669

  Trevathan Tackett, Stacey M ^a,b   Thomson, Alexandra C G ^a   Ralph, Peter J ^a   Macreadie, Peter I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

CO2 release; Labile organic carbon; Priming effect; Remineralization; Seagrass sediments; Sediment organic carbon

Indexed keywords

DREDGING; ECOSYSTEMS; METABOLISM; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEDIMENTS;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CO2 RELEASE; CONDITION; LABILE ORGANIC CARBON; MARINE CARBON CYCLE; PRIMING EFFECTS; REMINERALIZATION; SEAGRAS SEDIMENT; SEAGRASSES; SEDIMENT ORGANIC CARBON;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; METABOLISM; ORGANIC CARBON; REMINERALIZATION; SEAGRASS;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON STORAGE; CHLORELLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS PRESENTATION; ECOSYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAGRASS; SEDIMENTATION; ZOSTERACEAE; CHEMISTRY; MICROBIOLOGY; POACEAE; SEDIMENT;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECOSYSTEM; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; POACEAE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 85035768072     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.193     Document Type: Article

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