Effect of nutrient amendments on bacterioplankton production, community structure, and DOC utilization in the northwestern Sargasso Sea

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 19-36

  Carlson, Craig A ^a,b   Giovannoni, Stephen J ^c   Hansell, Dennis A ^a,d   Goldberg, Stuart J ^a,b   Parsons, Rachel ^a   Otero, Mark P ^a,b   Vergin, Kevin ^c   Wheeler, Benjamin R ^e  

^a BERMUDA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Bermuda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; BATS; Dissolved organic carbon; Nutrient limitation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0037184539     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame030019     Document Type: Article

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