Real-time quantification of microbial degradation of copepod fecal pellets monitored by isothermal microcalorimetry

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 259-267

  Olsen, Søren N ^a   Westh, Peter ^a   Hansen, Benni W ^a  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Copepod fecal pellets; Degradation; Isothermal microcalorimetry; Microbial community

Indexed keywords

ACARTIA TONSA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CALANOIDA; COPEPODA; RHODOMONAS SALINA;

EID: 27844576104     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame040259     Document Type: Article

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