Role of protozoans on the microbial ectoenzymatic activity during the degradation of macrophytes

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 75-82

  Sala, M Montserrat ^a   Güde, Hans ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b Institut für Seenforschung   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ectoenzyme; Macrophyte degradation; Protozoan; Temperature

Indexed keywords

POTAMOGETON PECTINATUS;

EID: 19244382490     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame020075     Document Type: Article

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