Planktonic bacterial respiration as a function of C:N:P ratios across temperate lakes

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 384, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 89-100

  Cimbleris, André C P ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacterioplankton; Lakes; Nutrients; Respiration

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BREATHING; CANADA; PHOSPHORUS;

BACTERIOPLANKTON; LAKE; LIMITING FACTOR; NUTRIENT; RESPIRATION;

CANADA;

EID: 0032460435     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1003496815969     Document Type: Article

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