Role of suspended particles for extracellular enzyme activity and biotic control of pelagic bacterial populations in the large lowland river Elbe

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 153-168

  Wilczek, Sabine ^a   Wörner, Ute ^a,b   Pusch, Martin T ^a   Fischer, Helmut ^a,c  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Bacteria; Ciliates; Heterotrophic flagellates; Suspended particles

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CHLOROPHYLL A; CILIATE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLAGELLATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

CENTRAL EUROPE; ELBE RIVER; EURASIA; EUROPE;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTOZOA;

EID: 34848823077     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2007/0169-0153     Document Type: Article

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