Spatial and temporal variation of marine bacterioplankton in Florida Bay, U.S.A.

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1304-1313

  Bugden, John B C ^a   Guerrero, Maria A ^a   Jones, Ronald D ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterioplankton properties; Carbon flow; Detritus based ecosystems; DOM; Seagrass beds; Seasonal changes; Temperate seagrass systems

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPLANKTON; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031773282     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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