Oxygen evolution in a hypersaline crust:in situ photosynthesis quantification by microelectrode profiling and use of planar optode spots in incubation chambers

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 56, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 263-273

  Woelfel, Jana ^a   Sørensen, Ketil ^b   Warkentin, Mareike ^a   Forster, Stefan ^a   Oren, Aharon ^c   Schumann, Rhena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b DANISH TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Gypsum crust; Hypersaline; Microbial mat; Microelectrode; Net production and respiration; Optode

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 70349188491     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01326     Document Type: Conference Paper

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