Control of bacterioplankton growth and abundance in deep, oligotrophic Loch Ness (Scotland)

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-24

  Jones, Roger I ^a   Young, Judith M ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial growth; Bacterivory; Loch Ness; Nutrients; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013271554     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame015015     Document Type: Article

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