A system to quantitatively recover bacterioplankton respiratory CO 2 for isotopic analysis to trace sources and ages of organic matter consumed in freshwaters

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods

Volumn 4, Issue NOV, 2006, Pages 406-415

  McCallister, S Leigh ^a,b   Guillemette, François ^a   Del Giorgio, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 44649127965     PISSN: 15415856     EISSN: 15415856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lom.2006.4.406     Document Type: Article

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