Community structures of heterotrophic bacteria of copepod fecal pellets

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 603-615

  Delille, Daniel ^a   Razouls, Suzanne ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE ARAGO   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COPEPOD; FAECAL PELLET;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA, WESTERN BASIN;

PSEUDOMONAS; TEMORA STYLIFERA; VIBRIO;

EID: 0028165983     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/16.6.603     Document Type: Article

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