Evidence of heterotrophic prokaryotic activity limitation by nitrogen in the Western Arctic Ocean during summer

Polar Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 785-794

  Ortega Retuerta, E ^a,b   Jeffrey, W H ^c   Ghiglione, J F ^a,b   Joux, F ^a,b  

^a Laboratoire d Océanographie Microbienne   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Arctic Ocean; Community structure; Heterotrophic prokaryotes; Nutrient limitation; Production

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CHLOROPHYLL; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD WEB; GLOBAL WARMING; HETEROTROPHY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PROKARYOTE; SUMMER; SURFACE WATER; TAXONOMY;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 84859445315     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-011-1109-8     Document Type: Article

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