Bacterioplankton dynamics in estuarine mesocosms: Effects of tank shape and size

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-55

  Sanford, A ^a   Morgan, J ^b   Evans, D ^b   Ducklow, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIOPLANKTON; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CULTURE VESSEL; LIGHT; MESOCOSM; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; PERIPHYTON; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; TANK;

BACTERIOPLANKTON; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH; MESOCOSM; PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 0035000629     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002480000048     Document Type: Article

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