Microbial loop malfunctioning in the annual sea ice at Terra Nova Bay (Antarctica)

Polar Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 337-346

  Pusceddu, Antonio ^a   Dell'Anno, Antonio ^a   Vezzulli, Luigi ^b   Fabiano, Mauro ^b   Saggiomo, Vincenzo ^c   Cozzi, Stefano ^d   Catalano, Giulio ^d   Guglielmo, Letterio ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Particulate organic matter; Prokaryotes; Sea ice; Sympagic algae

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIOMASS; DISSOLVED INORGANIC MATTER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD QUALITY; MELTING; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PROKARYOTE; SEA ICE;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; TERRA NOVA BAY;

ALGAE; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 60549108732     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-008-0539-4     Document Type: Article

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