Microbial processes in cold oceans. I. Relationship between temperature and bacterial growth rate

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 243-254

  Rivkin, Richard B ^a   Anderson, M Robin ^b   Lajzerowicz, Cleo ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Cold ocean; Growth rate; Microbial trophic level; Polar; Temperature; Thymidine conversion factor

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METAZOA;

EID: 0001055225     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame010243     Document Type: Article

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