Elements of a theory for the mechanisms controlling abundance, diversity, and biogeochemical role of lytic bacterial viruses in aquatic systems

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1320-1328

  Thingstad, T F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BACTERIUM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; VIRUS;

EID: 0033826796     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2000.45.6.1320     Document Type: Article

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