Tidal coupling between carbohydrate concentrations and bacterial activities in diatom-inhabited intertidal mudflats

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 191, Issue , 1999, Pages 19-32

  Van Duyl, Fleur C ^a   De Winder, Ben ^b,d   Kop, Arjen J ^a   Wollenzien, Ute ^c  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b Amsterdam Res Inst Substances E   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^d National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management RIKZ   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacterial abundance; Benthic bacterial production; Carbohydrates; Cohesive sediments; Diatoms; Ems Dollard estuary; Extracellular polymeric substances; glucosidase activity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BETA GLUCOSIDASE; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE; CHLOROPHYLL A; DIATOM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; SEDIMENT;

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CARBOHYDRATE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MUDFLAT; TIDAL CYCLE;

EMS-DOLLARD ESTUARY; NETHERLANDS;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033619964     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps191019     Document Type: Article

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