Carbon flux through the microbial community in a temperate sea during summer: Role of bacterial metabolism

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-126

  González, Natalia ^a,b   Anadón, Ricardo ^a   Viesca, Leticia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacterial growth efficiency; Bacterial production; Bacterial respiration; Gross primary production; Oligotrophic period; Upwelling pulse

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0242408259     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame033117     Document Type: Article

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