Carbon biomass, and gross growth rates as estimated from 14C pigment labelling, during photoacclimation in Prochlorococcus CCMP 1378

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 145, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 209-221

  Cailliau, Caroline ^a,c   Claustre, Hervé ^a   Vidussi, Francesca ^a   Marie, Dominique ^b   Vaulot, Daniel ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

^b STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

^c Intl Agency for 14C Determination   (Denmark)

Author keywords

14C pigment labelling method; Carbon content; Photoacclimation; Pigment synthesis rates; Prochlorococcus

Indexed keywords

PROCHLOROCOCCUS;

CARBON 14; CARBON FIXATION; GROWTH RATE; PHOTOACCLIMATION; PIGMENTS; PROKARYOTE; RADIOACTIVE LABELLING;

EID: 0030302725     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps145209     Document Type: Article

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