Meso-scale spatial variation in bacterial abundance and production associated with surface convergence and divergence in the NE equatorial Pacific

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-13

  Hyun, Jung Ho ^a   Eun, Jin Yang ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacterial production; Convergence; Divergence; Meso scale spatial variations; Northeast equatorial pacific

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTISTA;

EID: 28944433602     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame041001     Document Type: Article

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