Utilisation of terrestrial carbon by osmotrophic algae

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-54

  Tittel, Jörg ^a   Wiehle, Ines ^b   Wannicke, Nicola ^b   Kampe, Heike ^b   Poerschmann, Juergen ^a   Meier, Jutta ^a   Kamjunke, Norbert ^b  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allochthonous; DOC; Food web; Osmotroph; Photolysis; Plankton

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BACTERIUM; BIOENERGETICS; BIOMASS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; EXPLOITATION; FOOD WEB; GROWTH RESPONSE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; OSMOSIS; PHOTOLYSIS; PLANKTON;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDOMONAS; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 65049091329     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-008-8121-2     Document Type: Article

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