Microbial biomass and organic nutrients in the deep-sea sediments of the central indian ocean basin

Marine Georesources and Geotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-16

  Mohandass, C ^a   Raghukumar, Chandralata ^a   Sheelu, G ^a   Loka Bharathi, P A ^a   Nair, Shanta ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Baseline studies; Benthic disturbance; Box cores; Carbohydrates; Central Indian Ocean Basin; Deep sea sediment; Labile organic matter; Lipids; Living biomass carbon; Proteins; Total bacterial counts; Total organic carbon

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON; LIPIDS; SEDIMENTS;

DEEP-SEA SEDIMENTS;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; DEEP SEA; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; ORGANIC MATTER;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0035048005     PISSN: 1064119X     EISSN: 15210618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641190109353801     Document Type: Article

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