Abundance, size distribution and bacterial colonization of exopolymer particles in Antarctic sea ice (Bellingshausen Sea)

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 283-296

  Meiners, Klaus ^a,b   Brinkmeyer, Robin ^c   Granskog, Mats A ^d,e   Lindfors, Antti ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Bacteria; Diatoms; Exopolymer particles; Extracellular polymeric substances; Particle colonization; Sea ice

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 4143145338     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame035283     Document Type: Article

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