Evidence of prokaryotic metabolism on suspended particulate organic matter in the dark waters of the subtropical North Atlantic

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 182-193

  Baltar, Federico ^a   Arístegui, Javier ^a   Gasol, Josep M ^b   Sintes, Eva ^a,c   Herndl, Gerhard J ^c  

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

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CARBON SINK; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PROKARYOTE; SEDIMENT TRAP; SUBTROPICAL REGION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER COLUMN; WATER MASS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 61649112203     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2009.54.1.0182     Document Type: Article

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