Differential responses of phytoplankton and heterotrophic bacteria to organic and inorganic nutrient additions in coastal waters off the NW Iberian Peninsula

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 416, Issue , 2010, Pages 17-33

  Martínez García, Sandra ^a   Fernández, Emilio ^a   Álvarez Salgado, Xosé Antón ^b   González, Jose ^a   Lønborg, Christian ^b,c   Marañón, Emilio ^a   Morán, Xosé Anxelu G ^d   Teira, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

^c SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Nutrient additions; Organic nitrogen; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; COASTAL WATER; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EUTROPHICATION; HETEROTROPHY; INORGANIC NITROGEN; INORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; METABOLISM; MICROCOSM; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC NITROGEN; PHYTOMASS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

IBERIAN PENINSULA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77958486949     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08776     Document Type: Article

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