Biomass distribution of heterotrophic and autotrophic microorganisms of the photic layer in Cuban southern oceanic waters

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 449-457

  Lugioyo, Gladys Margarita ^a   Loza, Sandra ^a   Abreu, Paulo C ^b  

^a Institute of Oceanology   (Cuba)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bacterioplankton; Cuba; Nanoplankton; Oceanic waters; Picoplankton; Vertical seasonal distribution

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUBA; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; PLANKTON; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASON;

BACTERIA; BIOMASS; CUBA; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PLANKTON; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS; SEAWATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 47749120622     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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