Dissecting the microbial food web: Structure and function in the absence of autotrophs

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 283-293

  Sintes, Eva ^a,b   Martínez Taberner, Antoni ^a   Moyà, Gabriel ^a   Ramon, Guillem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cave lagoons; Electron transport system activity; Function; Heterotrophy; Microbial food web; Structure

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 12344301351     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame037283     Document Type: Article

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