Microbial consumption and production of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) in the Labrador Sea

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 197-205

  Wolfe, Gordon V ^a,b   Levasseur, Maurice ^a   Cantin, Guy ^a   Michaud, Sonia ^a  

^a MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption kinetics; Dimethyl sulfide; Dimethylsulfoniopropionate; DMS; DMSP; Inhibitor technique; Zooplankton grazing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033538841     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame018197     Document Type: Article

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