Red Waters of Myrionecta rubra are Biogeochemical Hotspots for the Columbia River Estuary with Impacts on Primary/Secondary Productions and Nutrient Cycles

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 878-891

  Herfort, Lydie ^a   Peterson, Tawnya D ^a   Prahl, Fredrick G ^b   McCue, Lee Ann ^c   Needoba, Joseph A ^a   Crump, Byron C ^d   Roegner, G Curtis ^e   Campbell, Victoria ^a   Zuber, Peter ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^e NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical cycles; Columbia River estuary; Mesodinium rubrum; Myrionecta rubra; Red waters

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CILIATE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; HETEROTROPHY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MIXOTROPHY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; TROPHIC STATUS; WATER QUALITY;

COLUMBIA ESTUARY; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; MESODINIUM RUBRUM; MYRIONECTA RUBRA;

EID: 84859432565     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-012-9485-z     Document Type: Article

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