Stable carbon isotope evidence for atmospheric CO2 uptake by cyanobacterial surface scums in a eutrophic lake

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1803-1804

  Gu, Binhe ^a   Alexander, Vera ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANABAENA; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; EUTROPHICATION; LAKE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

ANABAENA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 0029882469     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.5.1803-1804.1996     Document Type: Article

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