Bacterial assemblages of the eastern Atlantic Ocean reveal both vertical and latitudinal biogeographic signatures

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2177-2193

  Friedline, C J ^a   Franklin, R B ^a   McCallister, S L ^a   Rivera, M C ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOGEOGRAPHICAL REGION; CHLOROPHYLL; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT TYPE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (EAST);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84863301810     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-2177-2012     Document Type: Article

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