Light availability in the coastal ocean: impact on the distribution of benthic photosynthetic organisms and their contribution to primary production
One of the major features of the coastal zone is that part of its sea floor receives a significant amount of sunlight and can therefore sustain benthic primary production by seagrasses, macroalgae, microphytobenthos and corals. However, the contribution of benthic communities to the primary producti...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2006-01-01
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| Series: | Biogeosciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/3/489/2006/bg-3-489-2006.pdf |