Constrained microbial processing of allochthonous organic carbon in boreal lake sediments

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 163-175

  Gudasz, Cristian ^a   Bastviken, David ^b   Premke, Katrin ^a,c   Steger, Kristin ^a,d   Tranvik, Lars J ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^d INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOCHTHON; AUTOCHTHON; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LOW TEMPERATURE; MACROBENTHOS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC CARBON; WATER COLUMN;

SWEDEN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84861593792     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2012.57.1.0163     Document Type: Article

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