Bacterial abundance and production in river sediments as related to the biochemical composition of particulate organic matter (POM)

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 37-55

  Fischer, Helmut ^a   Wanner, Susanne C ^a   Pusch, Martin ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterial production; C N ratio; Particulate organic matter (POM); Protein; River; Sediments

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER;

GERMANY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036802376     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020298907014     Document Type: Article

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