Effects of inorganic nutrients, glucose and solar radiation on bacterial growth and exploitation of dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen in the northern Baltic Sea

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 209-221

  Lignell, Risto ^a   Hoikkala, Laura ^a,b   Lahtinen, Titta ^a,b  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bacterial nutrition; Baltic sea; Bioassays; DOC; DON; Growth limitation; Photochemical degradation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES);

EID: 47349122215     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01202     Document Type: Article

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