Seasonal changes in sedimentary microbial communities of two eutrophic bays as estimated by biomarkers

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 393, Issue , 1999, Pages 117-125

  Rajendran, N ^a   Nagatomo, Y ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Biomass; Eutrophication; Microbial communities; Season; Sediments

Indexed keywords

EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

JAPAN;

EID: 0032793718     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003583025263     Document Type: Article

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