Significance of bacteria in urea dynamics in coastal surface waters

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 142, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 19-26

  Cho, B C ^a   Park, M G ^a   Shim, J H ^a   Azam, F ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Coastal waters; Urea decomposition; Urea production

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; COASTAL WATERS; DECOMPOSITION; NITROGEN CYCLE; PRODUCTION; UREA;

KOREA, MANKYUNG/DONGJIN ESTUARY; PACIFIC, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT;

EID: 0030303989     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps142019     Document Type: Article

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