Fate of macroalgae in benthic systems: Carbon and nitrogen cycling within the microbial community

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 414, Issue , 2010, Pages 41-55

  Hardison, Amber K ^a,c   Canuel, Elizabeth A ^a   Anderson, Iris C ^a   Veuger, Bart ^b  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Benthic microalgae; Biomarker; Coastal eutrophication; Macroalgae; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; BACTERIUM; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOMARKER; BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON ISOTOPE; COASTAL ZONE; EUTROPHICATION; MACROALGA; MESOCOSM; MICROALGA; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GRACILARIA;

EID: 77957731406     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08720     Document Type: Article

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