Bacterial metabolism and growth efficiency in lakes: The importance of phosphorus availability

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 137-147

  Smith, Erik M ^a,b   Prairie, Yves T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; GROWTH; LAKE; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHORUS; RESPIRATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0742267778     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2004.49.1.0137     Document Type: Article

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