Microscale patchiness of virioplankton

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 551-561

  Seymour, J R ^a,b   Seuront, L ^a,c   Doubell, M ^a   Waters, R L ^a,d   Mitchell, J G ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^c UNIV LILLE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; OPEN WATER; PATCHINESS; PLANKTON; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; VIRUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33645846027     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315406013464     Document Type: Article

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