Utilization and turnover of labile dissolved organic matter by bacterial heterotrophs in eastern North Pacific surface waters

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 139, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 267-279

  Cherrier, Jennifer ^a   Bauer, James E ^b   Druffel, Ellen R M ^c  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial production; DOC turnover; Growth efficiency; Plankton extract DOM

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; TURNOVER;

PACIFIC, (NORTHEAST);

EID: 0029663227     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps139267     Document Type: Article

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