Theoretical models for the control of bacterial growth rate, abundance, diversity and carbon demand

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-27

  Thingstad, T Frede ^a   Lignell, Risto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Degradation; Growth rate; Limitation; Models; Predation; Viral lysis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTOZOA;

EID: 0002058563     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame013019     Document Type: Article

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