Relationships between microbial extracellular enzymatic activity and suspended and sinking particulate organic matter: Seasonal transformations in the North Water

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 22-23, 2002, Pages 5211-5225

  Huston, A L ^a   Deming, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CELLS; CHLOROPHYLL; ENZYMES; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLISM; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

SEASONAL TRANSFORMATIONS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PARTICLE SETTLING; SEASONALITY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036034924     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(02)00186-8     Document Type: Article

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