Ecology and diversity of rock-inhabiting cyanobacteria in tropical regions

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 361-370

  Büdel, Burkhard ^a  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biogenic weathering; CO2 gas exchange; Diversity; Ecosystem; Nitrogen input; Tropical terrestrial cyanobacteria

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM GROWTH; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROPHYLL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; MICROORGANISM DIVERSITY; NITROGEN; ROCK;

ABUNDANCE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CYANOBACTERIUM; HABITAT TYPE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0344374449     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967026299002346     Document Type: Article

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