Bacterioplankton dynamics in northern San Francisco Bay: Role of particle association and seasonal freshwater flow

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 295-308

  Murrell, M C ^a,c   Hollibaugh, J T ^b   Silver, M W ^a   Wong, P S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPLANKTON; FRESHWATER; PARTICLE MOTION; PRODUCTIVITY;

CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032991215     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1999.44.2.0295     Document Type: Article

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