Growth of bacterioplankton and consumption of dissolved organic carbon in the Sargasso Sea

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 69-85

  Carlson, Craig A ^a,c   Ducklow, Hugh W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^c Bermuda Biol Stn for Res Inc   (Bermuda)

Author keywords

Bacterioplankton; Dissolved organic carbon; Growth efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030023909     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame010069     Document Type: Article

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