Seasonal and spatial variation of bacterial production in the continental shelf of the East China Sea: Possible controlling mechanisms and potential roles in carbon cycling

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 50, Issue 6-7, 2003, Pages 1295-1309

  Shiah, Fuh Kwo ^a,b   Gong, Gwo Ching ^c   Chen, Chung Chi ^b,d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOMASS; CARBON; SUBSTRATES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

SPATIAL VARIATION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BACTERIUM; CARBON CYCLE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EAST CHINA SEA;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0037266242     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(03)00024-9     Document Type: Article

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