Differential response of high-elevation planktonic bacterial community structure and metabolism to experimental nutrient enrichment

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Nelson, Craig E ^a   Carlson, Craig A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIOPLANKTON; CARBON UTILIZATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; EUTROPHICATION; HABITUAL ADAPTATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROCOSM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; ORGANIC NUTRIENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPECIES COMPOSITION; ALTITUDE; BACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANKTON;

ACTINOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

FRESH WATER; PHOSPHORUS;

ALTITUDE; BACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; FRESH WATER; PHOSPHORUS; PLANKTON;

EID: 79953653238     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018320     Document Type: Article

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