Changes in the spectrum and rates of extracellular enzyme activities in seawater following aggregate formation

Biogeosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1007-1015

  Ziervogel, K ^a   Steen, A D ^a,b   Arnosti, C ^a  

^a The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE; CARBON CYCLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROLYSIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYSACCHARIDE; REMINERALIZATION; SEAWATER; SNOW;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 77949561478     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-7-1007-2010     Document Type: Article

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