Differential supply of autochthonous organic carbon and nitrogen to the microbial loop in the Delaware Estuary

Estuaries

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 856-867

  Parker, Alexander E ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOCHTHON; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC NITROGEN; PLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

DELAWARE ESTUARY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 31144478285     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02696015     Document Type: Article

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