Large-scale variability in surface bacterial carbon demand and growth efficiency in the subtropical northeast Atlantic Ocean

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 533-546

  Alonso Sáez, Laura ^a   Gasol, Josep M ^a   Arístegui, Javier ^b   Vilas, Juan C ^b   Vaqué, Dolors ^a   Duarte, Carlos M ^c   Agustí, Susana ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CARBON; GROWTH; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33847173099     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2007.52.2.0533     Document Type: Article

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