Community experiments using benthic chambers: Microbial significance in highly organic enriched sediments

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 7-30

  Danovaro, R ^a   Pusceddu, A ^a   Covazzi Harriague, A ^b   Marrale, D ^b   Dell'Anno, A ^a   Petrillo, M ^b   Albertelli, G ^b   Della Croce, N ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Benthic chambers: benthic microbial loop; Microphytobenthos

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTOZOA;

EID: 0006216593     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757549908037635     Document Type: Article

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