Phytoplankton primary production in the world's estuarine-coastal ecosystems
Estuaries are biogeochemical hot spots because they receive large inputs of nutrients and organic carbon from land and oceans to support high rates of metabolism and primary production. We synthesize published rates of annual phytoplankton primary production (APPP) in marine ecosystems influenced by...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2014-05-01
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Series: | Biogeosciences |
Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/11/2477/2014/bg-11-2477-2014.pdf |