Dissolved organic nitrogen: An important source of nitrogen for the microphytobenthos in sandy sediment

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 89-100

  Sundbäck, Kristina ^a   Lindehoff, Elin ^b,c   Granéli, Edna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amino acids; DON; Ectoenzymes; Microphytobenthos; Nitrogen; Urea

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 79956304465     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01479     Document Type: Article

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