Effects of solar radiation on the fate of dissolved DMSP and conversion to DMS in seawater

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 377-393

  Slezak, Doris ^a,b,f   Kiene, Ronald P ^a,b   Toole, Dierdre A ^c   Simó, Rafel ^d   Kieber, David J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^e STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bacteria; DMS; DMSP; Microbial community; Sulfur cycle; UVR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL REACTION; DIMETHYLSULFIDE; DIMETHYLSULFONIOPROPIONATE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IRRADIATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; SEAWATER; SULFUR CYCLE; SULFUR ISOTOPE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 35148862789     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-007-0896-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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