Regulation of aquatic microbial processes: The 'microbial loop' of the sunlit surface waters and the dark ocean dissected

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-68

  Herndl, Gerhard J ^a   Agogué, Hélène ^a   Baltar, Federico ^a,b   Reinthaler, Thomas ^a   Sintes, Eva ^a   Varela, Marta M ^a,c  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Archaea; Bacteria; Bacterial growth; Biogeography; Functional diversity; Growth yield; Prokaryotes; Virioplankton

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 54549084679     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01225     Document Type: Conference Paper

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