Patterns of ectoenzymatic and heterotrophic bacterial activities along a salinity gradient in a shallow tidal estuary

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 204, Issue , 2000, Pages 1-12

  Cunha, M A ^a   Almeida, M A ^a   Alcantara, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bacterioplankton; Ectoenzymatic activity; Estuaries; Heterotrophic activity; Salinity gradient

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SALINITY;

PORTUGAL; RIA DE AVEIRO;

EID: 0034609890     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps204001     Document Type: Article

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