Utilization of phytoplankton in seston aggregates from the Elbe estuary, Germany, during early degradation processes

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 87-102

  Kerner, M ^a   Yasseri, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Availability of amino acids; Elbe estuary; Fermentation; Microbial degradation; Phytoplankton decay; Respiration processes; Seston aggregates

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIODEGRADATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; RESPIRATION; SESTON;

ELBE ESTUARY; GERMANY;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030662984     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps158087     Document Type: Article

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