Bioavailability and bacterial degradation rates of dissolved organic matter in a temperate coastal area during an annual cycle

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 113, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 219-226

  Lønborg, Christian ^a,b   Davidson, Keith ^a   Álvarez Salgado, Xosé A ^b   Miller, Axel E J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; DOM; Mineralization; Refractory; Stoichiometry

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; BACTERIUM; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOMINERALIZATION; COASTAL WATER; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; STOICHIOMETRY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER CHEMISTRY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; HIGHLAND; LOCH CRERAN; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 63549140595     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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