Coupling of heterotrophic bacteria to phytoplankton bloom development at different pCO2 levels: A mesocosm study

Biogeosciences

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1007-1022

  Allgaier, M ^a   Riebesell, U ^b   Vogt, M ^c   Thyrhaug, R ^d   Grossart, H P ^a,e  

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

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^e DOE JOINT GENOME INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGAL BLOOM; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BACTERIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COUPLING; EMISSION; HETEROTROPHY; MESOCOSM; PHYTOPLANKTON; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 48249105133     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-5-1007-2008     Document Type: Article

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