Microbial dynamics in autotrophic and heterotrophic seawater mesocosms. I. Effect of phytoplankton on the microbial loop

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-121

  Passow, Uta ^a   De La Rocha, Christina L ^a   Arnosti, Carol ^b   Grossart, Hans Peter ^c   Murray, Alison E ^d   Engel, Anja ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^d DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Food web structure; Mesocosm; Microbial loop; Structure and function

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHAEOCYSTIS; PHAEOCYSTIS GLOBOSA;

EID: 42149151000     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01138     Document Type: Article

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