Heterogeneity of oxygen production and consumption in a photosynthetic microbial mat as studied by planar optodes

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 270-279

  Glud, Ronnie Nøhr ^a   Kühl, Michael ^a   Kohls, Oliver ^b   Ramsing, Niels Birger ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Microbial mat; Microcoleus; Microsensor; Optodes; Oxygen; Photosynthesis; Respiration

Indexed keywords

HETEROGENEITY; MICROBIAL MAT; OXYGEN; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; MICROCOLEUS;

EID: 0344258377     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.3520270.x     Document Type: Article

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