Culturable bacteria in Himalayan glacial ice in response to atmospheric circulation

Biogeosciences

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-9

  Zhang, S ^a   Hou, S ^a   Ma, X ^a,b   Qin, D ^a   Chen, T ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; BACTERIUM; GLACIER; HIMALAYAN OROGENY; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33846253687     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-4-1-2007     Document Type: Article

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