Bacterial and phytoplankton nutrient limitation in tropical marine waters, and a coastal lake in Brazil

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 418-419, Issue , 2012, Pages 37-45

  Carlsson, Per ^a   Granéli, Edna ^b   Granéli, Wilhelm ^a   Rodriguez, Eliane Gonzalez ^c   de Carvalho, Wanderson Fernandes ^c   Brutemark, Andreas ^b,d   Lindehoff, Elin ^b,e  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Departamento de Oceanografia   (Brazil)

^d NOVIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^e UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphatase; Bacterial biomass production; Nutrient limitation; Phytoplankton biomass production

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; BIOMASS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEAWATER; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

BRAZIL; CABO FRIO; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL];

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84859788109     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2012.03.012     Document Type: Article

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