Microbial response to oil disturbance in the coastal sediments of the Ligurian Sea (NW Mediterranean)

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 187-198

  Danovaro, Roberto ^a   Della Croce, Norberto ^b   Fabiano, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benthic bacteria; Chlorophyll a; Microphytobenthos; Oil spill; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; COASTAL SEDIMENTS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OIL POLLUTION;

LIGURIAN SEA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030485608     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757549608039081     Document Type: Article

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