Microbial respiration and production in the Delaware Estuary

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 109-119

  Preen, Kathryn ^a   Kirchman, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial production; Estuaries; Metabolic balance; Net community production; Oxygen; Respiration

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 10344242462     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame037109     Document Type: Article

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