Microbial biomass and activity in the vicinity of a mussel bed built up by the blue mussel Mytilus edulis

Helgoland Marine Research

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-46

  Stoeck, Thorsten ^a,b   Albers, Bert P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^b SENCKENBERG DEUTSCHES ENTOMOLOGISCHES INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benthic microbial biomass and activity; Biodeposition; Mytilus edulis; R K strategy; Wadden Sea

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DEPOSITION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLLUSC; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

BIVALVIA; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 0034088018     PISSN: 1438387X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101520050034     Document Type: Article

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