Enhanced microbial utilisation of dissolved amino acids indicates rapid modification of organic matter in the benthic boundary layer

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 156, Issue , 1997, Pages 43-50

  Ritzrau, Will ^a   Thomsen, Laurenz ^b   Lara, Rubén J ^c   Graf, Gerhard ^d  

^a Sonderforschungsbereich 313 ^*  (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR TROPICAL MARINE RESEARCH ZMT   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benthic boundary layer; Microbial activity; Polynya

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030882827     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps156043     Document Type: Article

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