Abundance, size distribution and bacterial colonization of transparent exopolymeric particles (TEP) during spring in the Kattegat

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 969-986

  Mari, Xavier ^a   Kiørboe, Thomas ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BLOOM; DIATOM; PHYTOPLANKTON; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TRANSPARENT EXOPOLYMERIC PARTICLE;

KATTEGAT; NORTH SEA, KATTEGAT;

EID: 0029669618     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/18.6.969     Document Type: Article

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