Spatial and temporal variability in nitrogenase activity and diazotrophic community composition in coastal microbial mats

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 417, Issue , 2010, Pages 13-25

  Severin, Ina ^a   Stal, Lucas J ^a,b  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diazotrophic community; Microbial mats; Nitrogenase activity

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL MAT; NITROGEN FIXATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 78149432912     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08759     Document Type: Article

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