Differential effects of microorganism-invertebrate interactions on benthic nitrogen cycling

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-22

  Gilbertson, William W ^a   Solan, Martin ^a,b   Prosser, James I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonia oxidisers; amoA; Bioturbation; Ecosystem function; Nitrification; Nutrient cycling

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; NITROGEN;

BACTERIUM; BIOTURBATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INVERTEBRATE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; TRANSFORMATION;

ANIMAL; ARCHAEON; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ESTUARY; INVERTEBRATE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NITROGEN CYCLE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SEDIMENT;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ESTUARIES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INVERTEBRATES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN CYCLE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COROPHIUM VOLUTATOR; HEDISTE DIVERSICOLOR; HYDROBIA ULVAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84866039794     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2012.01400.x     Document Type: Article

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