Bacteria in coral reef water types: Removal of cells, stimulation of growth and mineralization

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 167, Issue , 1998, Pages 37-45

  Gast, Gert Jan ^a   Wiegman, Saskia ^b   Wieringa, Elze ^b   Van Duyl, Fleur C ^a   Bak, Rolf P M ^a,b  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Coral; Crevice; Nutrients; Reef

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL BIOMASS; CORAL REEF; GROWTH; MINERALIZATION; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; WATER SAMPLING;

ANTHOZOA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0032543765     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps167037     Document Type: Article

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