Free-living nematodes affect oxygen turnover of artificial diatom biofilms

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 281-291

  Mathieu, M ^a   Leflaive, J ^a   Ten Hage, L ^a   De Wit, R ^b   Buffan Dubau, E ^a  

^a Université de Toulouse   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

Bioturbation; Diatom biofilms; Grazing; Microelectrode; Nematodes; Net production rate; Oxygen community metabolism; Oxygen microprofile

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA; NEMATODA;

EID: 42149107439     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01150     Document Type: Article

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