Comparative analyses in aquatic microbial ecology: How far do they go?

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 99-106

  Gasol, Josep M ^a   Duarte, Carlos M ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacterium; Comparative analysis; Ecosystem metabolism; Ecosystem structure; Microbial ecology; Model; Protist; Virus

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL B;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD WEB; MICROORGANISM;

ACCURACY; BIOMASS; DATA BASE; DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM; FLAGELLATE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VIRUS;

EID: 0033989439     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(99)00090-2     Document Type: Article

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