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Table 3 Summary of mean net P max and R d (μmol C gdw-1 h-1) ± SD and estimated DOC exudation rates expressed as a percentage of GPP

From: Influence of light, temperature and salinity on dissolved organic carbon exudation rates in Zostera marinaL.

Experiment

Pmax

Rd

n

Leaf exud

RR exud

(μmol C gdw-1 h-1)

(μmol C gdw-1 h-1)

(% GPP)

(% GPP)

Light

165 ± 94

−28 ± 33

9

1.4 ± 0.7

1.5 ± 0.6

Temp

106 ± 36

−14 ± 8

6

2.4 ± 1.8

1.7 ± 0.9

Salinity

236 ± 138

−20 ± 12

5

2.2 ± 1.2

1.5 ± 0.9