Ectoenzymatic activities and heterotrophic bacteria decomposing detritus

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 289-303

  Sala, Maria Montserrat ^a   Güde, Hans ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b Institut fur Seenforschung   (Germany)

Author keywords

Algae; Carbon fluxes; Chitin; Degradation of detritus; Ectoenzymes; Leaves; Macrophytes; Polymers

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CARBON FLUX; DEGRADATION; DETRITUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 3843119666     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2004/0160-0289     Document Type: Article

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