The relative importance of heterotrophic bacteria to pelagic ecosystem dynamics varies with reservoir trophic state

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2143-2156

  Caston, C Brad ^a   Nowlin, Weston H ^a   Gaulke, Alicia ^b   Vanni, Michael J ^b  

^a Texas State University   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON FLUX; CHLOROPHYLL A; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; HETEROTROPHY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 70349969491     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2009.54.6.2143     Document Type: Article

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