Seasonal and spatial distribution of bacterial production and biomass along a salinity gradient (Northern Adriatic Sea)

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 363, Issue , 1997, Pages 271-282

  Puddu, A ^a   La Ferla, R ^a   Allegra, A ^b   Bacci, C ^b   Lopez, M ^a   Oliva, F ^a   Pierotti, C ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELL UMBRIA E DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Bacterial carbon production; Bacterioplankton abundance; Carbon cycle; Microbial loop; Primary productivity coupling

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; SALINITY GRADIENT; SEASONALITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA, ADRIATIC SEA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031399734     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003169620843     Document Type: Conference Paper

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