Distribution and relation of total bacteria, active bacteria, bacterivory, and volume of organic detritus in Atlantic continental shelf waters off Cape Hatteras NC, USA

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 4571-4585

  Sherr, Evelyn B ^a   Sherr, Barry F ^a   Verity, Peter G ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CELLS; CHLOROPHYLL; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS;

HETEROTROPHIC FLAGELLATES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BACTERIVORY; CONTINENTAL SHELF; FLAGELLATE; ORGANIC MATTER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES);

EID: 0036394889     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(02)00129-7     Document Type: Article

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