Bacterial biomass and activity in the marginal ice zone of the northern Barents Sea

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 55, Issue 20-21, 2008, Pages 2199-2209

  Tammert, Helen ^a   Olli, Kalle ^a   Sturluson, Maria ^b   Hodal, Helene ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Arctic Ocean; Arctic Waters; Bacteria; Barents Sea; Carbon cycling; Spitsbergen

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; AGGREGATES; AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CELL MEMBRANES; CELLS; CHLOROPHYLL; IODINE; MEMBRANES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PORPHYRINS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

ARCTIC OCEAN; ARCTIC WATERS; BARENTS SEA; CARBON CYCLING; SPITSBERGEN;

CYTOLOGY;

ABUNDANCE; AGGREGATE; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; DYE; ELECTRON; MARGINAL ICE ZONE; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYSIOLOGY; WATER COLUMN;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; BARENTS SEA; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 56949086970     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.05.011     Document Type: Article

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