Sticking properties of transparent exopolymeric particles (TEP) during aging and biodegradation

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1433-1442

  Rochelle Newall, E J ^a   Mari, X ^a,b   Pringault, O ^a,c  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

bacterial production; bacterial respiration; carbon cycling; DOC; residence time; TEP

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHY; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON CYCLE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RESIDENCE TIME; TRANSPARENT EXOPOLYMER PARTICLE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77956480691     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbq060     Document Type: Article

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