Copepod feeding stimulates bacterioplankton activities in a low phosphorus system

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-141

  Titelman, Josefin ^a   Riemann, Lasse ^b   Holmfeldt, Karin ^b   Nilsen, Trygve ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphatase; Bacteria; Bothnian bay; Copepod; Dissolved DNA; DNA uptake; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COPEPODA;

EID: 59449087108     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00042     Document Type: Article

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