Response of bacterioplankton activity in an Arctic fjord system to elevated pCO2: Results from a mesocosm perturbation study

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 297-314

  Piontek, J ^a,b   Borchard, C ^a,b   Sperling, M ^a,b   Schulz, K G ^a   Riebesell, U ^a   Engel, A ^a,b  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACIDIFICATION; BACTERIOPLANKTON; BACTERIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FIXATION; CHLOROPHYLL A; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FJORD; MESOCOSM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; ORGANIC MATTER; PERTURBATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PROTEIN; SEAWATER; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

ARCTIC; KONGSFJORDEN; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84873836599     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-297-2013     Document Type: Article

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