Variability and predictability of the empirical conversion factor for converting 3H-thymidine uptake into bacterial carbon production for a eutrophic lake

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1559-1566

  Kirschner, Alexander K T ^a   Wihlidal, Peter ^a   Velimirov, Branko ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CARBON; DNA; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 11844293482     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbh142     Document Type: Article

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