Microbial activities on Trichodesmium colonies

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 141, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 173-181

  Nausch, Monika ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterial degradation; Cyanobacteria; Extracellular enzyme activity; Leucine incorporation; Thymidine incorporation; Trichodesmium

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; TRICHODESMIUM;

ATTACHED BACTERIA; CYANOBACTERIA; FREE LIVING BACTERIA; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

EID: 0029664180     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps141173     Document Type: Article

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