Free and particle-associated extracellular enzyme activity and bacterial production in the lower Elbe, estuary, Germany

Acta Hydrochimica et Hydrobiologica

Volumn 31, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 297-306

  Karrasch, Bernhard ^a   Ullrich, Sören ^b   Mehrens, Maren ^a   Zimmermann Timm, Heike ^c  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggregate; Bacterial abundance; Bacterial biomass; Microbial activity; Microbial self purification capacity; Suspended particulate matter

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PRODUCTIVITY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

CENTRAL EUROPE; ELBE ESTUARY; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 1642300969     PISSN: 03234320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aheh.200300505     Document Type: Article

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