Bacterial growth in experimental plankton assemblages and seawater cultures from the Phaeocystis antarctica bloom in the Ross Sea, Antarctica

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 215-227

  Ducklow, Hugh ^a   Carlson, Craig ^b   Smith, Walker ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b BERMUDA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Bermuda)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Bacterioplankton; Carbon cycle; Microbial foodweb; Phaeocystis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHAEOCYSTIS; PHAEOCYSTIS ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0033610472     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame019215     Document Type: Article

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