Metabolism of free-living and particle-associated prokaryotes: Consequences for carbon flux around a Southern Ocean archipelago

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 58-66

  Schapira, Mathilde ^a   McQuaid, Christopher D ^a   Froneman, Pierre W ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Free living; Growth efficiency; HDNA LDNA; Particles associated; Production respiration; Prokaryotes; Southern Ocean

Indexed keywords

FREE-LIVING; GROWTH EFFICIENCY; HDNA/LDNA; PARTICLES-ASSOCIATED; PROKARYOTES; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

CHLOROPHYLL; ECOSYSTEMS; EFFICIENCY; FORESTRY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

MICROORGANISMS;

ABUNDANCE; ARCHIPELAGO; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CARBON FLUX; CHLOROPHYLL A; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROKINESIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; GROWTH RATE; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; METABOLISM; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; PROKARYOTE; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ANTARCTIC CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENT; PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 80054751566     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2011.08.009     Document Type: Article

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