Microbial colonisation of artificial and deep-sea sediments in the Arctic Ocean

Marine Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 391-404

  Kanzog, Corinna ^a   Ramette, Alban ^b  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chitin; Deep sea sediments; Microbial colonisation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; CHITIN; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; ORGANIC CARBON;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77349101093     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: 14390485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2009.00290.x     Document Type: Article

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