Bacterioplankton nutrient metabolism in the Eastern Tropical North Pacific

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 349, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 390-404

  Hoch, Matthew P ^a   Bronk, Deborah A ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterioplankton; Eastern Tropical North Pacific; Ectoenzymes; Glutamine synthetase; Nitrate reductase; Nutrient limitation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPLANKTON; BIOAVAILABILITY; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROLYSIS; MESOCOSM; METABOLISM; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; SEAWATER; SURFACE WATER;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 34547612825     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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