Carbon utilization profiles of microbial communities in southern and central north sea sediments in relation to environmental variables

Senckenbergiana Maritima

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 11-23

  Stoeck, Thorsten ^a   Kröncke, Ingrid ^a   Garland, Jay L ^b  

^a SENCKENBERG DEUTSCHES ENTOMOLOGISCHES INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic microbial communities; Biolog system; Dogger Bank; German Bight; North Sea; Oyster Ground; Physiological profiling

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT USE;

NORTH SEA;

OSTREIDAE;

EID: 0041417792     PISSN: 0080889X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03043082     Document Type: Article

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