Influence of an estuarine plume and marine sewage outfall on the dynamics of coastal bacterioplankton communities

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 253-262

  Cunha, A ^a   Almeida, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Coastal ocean; Estuarine plume; Marine bacterioplankton; Marine outfall

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33750945863     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame044253     Document Type: Article

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