Temperature, organic matter, and the control of bacterioplankton in the Neuse River and Pamlico Sound estuarine system

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 139-149

  Peierls, Benjamin L ^a   Paerl, Hans W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterioplankton; Estuary; Organic matter; Productivity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77954256927     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame1415     Document Type: Article

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