Bacterial abundance and biomass in response to organism-generated habitat heterogeneity in deep-sea sediments

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 219, Issue , 2001, Pages 291-298

  Soltwedel, T ^a   Vopel, K ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benthic bacterial assemblages; Biogenic structures; Deep sea; Small scale heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOGENIC STRUCTURE; BIOMASS; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

FRAM STRAIT;

BATHYPHELLIA MARGARITACEA; ECHINOIDEA; PORIFERA; THENEA ABYSSORUM;

EID: 0035839811     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps219291     Document Type: Article

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