Temperature dependence of microbial degradation of organic matter in marine sediments: Polysaccharide hydrolysis, oxygen consumption, and sulfate reduction

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 165, Issue , 1998, Pages 59-70

  Arnosti, C ^a   Jorgensen B B ^b   Sagemann, J ^b   Thamdrup, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon reimneralization; Extracellular enzymes; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; HYDROLYSIS; MICROBE METABOLISM; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MINERALIZATION; SLURRY;

BIODEGRADATION; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POLYSACCHARIDE; SEDIMENT; SULPHATE REDUCTION; TEMPERATURE;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032493119     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps165059     Document Type: Article

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