Effects of ultraviolet radiation on the abundance, diversity and activity of bacterioneuston and bacterioplankton: Insights from microcosm studies

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 63-77

  Santos, Ana L ^a   Henriques, Isabel ^a   Gomes, Newton C M ^a   Almeida, Adelaide ^a   Correia, António ^a   Cunha, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bacterial diversity; Bacterioneuston; Bacterioplankton; Heterotrophic activity; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIOPLANKTON; BACTERIUM; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; HETEROTROPHY; METABOLISM; MICROCOSM; SPECIES DIVERSITY; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

AVEIRO [PORTUGAL]; COIMBRA [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; RIA DE AVEIRO; VELA LAKE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79251609461     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-010-0160-9     Document Type: Article

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