Benthic microbial metabolism in seagrass meadows along a carbonate gradient in Sulawesi, Indonesia

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 141-152

  Alongi, D M ^a   Trott, L A ^a   Undu, M C ^b   Tirendi, F ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b Research Institute for Coastal Aquaculture   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Carbon; Carbonate dissolution; Indonesia; Nitrogen; Seagrass; Sediment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 46949100864     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01191     Document Type: Article

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