Aging of allochthonous organic carbon regulates bacterial production in unproductive boreal lakes

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1333-1342

  Berggren, Martin ^a   Laudon, Hjalmar ^b   Jansson, Mats ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANNUAL CYCLE; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; GROWTH RATE; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; METABOLISM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 67650841062     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2009.54.4.1333     Document Type: Article

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