Stratification of the microbial community inhabiting an anchialine sinkhole

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-24

  Seymour, J R ^a,c   Humphreys, W F ^b   Mitchell, J G ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Anchialine; Bacteria; Chemoautotrophy; Phytoplankton; Sinkhole; Stratification; Virus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 38549177381     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01153     Document Type: Article

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