Community respiration studies in saltern crystallizer ponds

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 56, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 255-261

  Warkentin, Mareike ^a   Schumann, Rhena ^a   Oren, Aharon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dihydroxyacetone; Glycerol; Optodes; Respiration; Salterns

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA; SALINIBACTER;

EID: 70349176318     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01298     Document Type: Conference Paper

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