Microbial contribution to carbon biogeochemistry in the Central Mediterranean Sea: Variability of activities and biomass

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 146-166

  La Ferla, Rosabruna ^a   Azzaro, Filippo ^a   Azzaro, Maurizio ^a   Caruso, Gabriella ^a   Decembrini, Franco ^a   Leonardi, Marcella ^a   Maimone, Giovanna ^a   Monticelli, Luis S ^a   Raffa, Francesco ^a   Santinelli, Chiara ^b   Zaccone, Renata ^a   D'Alcalà, Ribera Maurizio ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^c STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic and Ionian Seas; Carbon budget; Carbon cycle; Epi meso and bathy pelagic zones; Global changes; Mediterranean sea; Microbial activities; Trophic regimes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; EARTH (PLANET); ENZYMES; ESTUARIES; GEOCHEMISTRY; OCEANOGRAPHY;

BACTERIAL GROWTH EFFICIENCY (BGE); BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; LUCINE AMINOPEPTIDASE (LAP); PRIMARY PRODUCTION (PP);

MARINE BIOLOGY;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; CARBON BUDGET; CARBON CYCLE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 22744454869     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2005.05.001     Document Type: Article

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