Turnover of dimethylsulfoniopropionate and dimethylsulfide in the marine environment: A mesocosm experiment

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 145, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 223-232

  Kwint, Rik L J ^a,b   Quist, Peter ^a   Hansen, Theo A ^a   Dijkhuizen, Lubbert ^a   Kramer, Kees J M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c Mermayde   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Dimethylsulfide; Dimethylsulfoniopropionate; Flux; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DIMETHYLSULFONIOPROPIONATE; DIMETHYLSULPHIDE; DIMETHYLSULPHONIOPROPIONATE; FLUX; MESOCOSM; NUTRIENT FLUX; PHYTOPLANKTON;

EID: 0030302724     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps145223     Document Type: Article

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