Seasonal dynamics and net production of dissolved organic carbon in an oligotrophic coastal environment

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 456, Issue , 2012, Pages 7-19

  Vila Reixach, Gemma ^a   Gasol, Josep M ^b   Cardelús, Clara ^b   Vidal, Montserrat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacterial metabolism; Coastal DOC; Physical transport; Primary production; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BACTERIUM; COASTAL ZONE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FOOD WEB; METABOLISM; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY;

CATALONIA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST); SPAIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84862187128     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09677     Document Type: Article

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