Strong Influence of Baseline Respiration in an Oligotrophic Coastal Ecosystem

Respiration is a key metabolic process in the marine environment and contemporary phytoplankton production (PhP) is commonly assumed the main driver. However, respiration in the absence of contemporary PhP, termed baseline respiration, can influence the energetics of an ecosystem and its sensitivity...

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Main Authors: Kevin Vikström, Ines Bartl, Jan Karlsson, Johan Wikner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.572070/full