Phosphorus and DOC availability influence the partitioning between bacterioplankton production and respiration in tidal marsh ecosystems

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1296-1307

  del Giorgio, Paul A ^a   Newell, Roger E I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; POACEAE; UNITED STATES; WETLAND;

BACTERIA; CARBON; DELAWARE; ECOSYSTEM; PHOSPHORUS; POACEAE; SEAWATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WETLANDS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 84859941677     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2012.02713.x     Document Type: Article

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