The seasonal modulation of organic matter utilization by bacteria in the Danube-Black Sea mixing zone

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 337-354

  Becquevort, S ^a   Bouvier, T ^a,b   Lancelot, C ^a   Cauwet, G ^c   Deliat, G ^c   Egorov, V N ^d   Popovichev, V N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE ARAGO   (France)

^d A O KOVALEVSKY INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY OF THE SOUTHERN SEAS OF RAS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Bacterioplankton; Danube plume; North western Black Sea; Organic carbon sources; Phosphorus uptake

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPLANKTON; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MIXING; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER;

(NORTHWEST); BLACK SEA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036522542     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.2000.0651     Document Type: Article

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