Seasonal dynamics of dissolved organic matter and microbial activity in the coastal North Sea

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-95

  Sintes, Eva ^a,b   Stoderegger, Karen ^a   Parada, Veronica ^a   Herndl, Gerhard J ^a,b  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bacterial activity; Consumption; Dissolved organic matter; North Sea; Production

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77954303562     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01404     Document Type: Article

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