Intense ectoenzyme activities associated with Trichodesmium colonies in the Sargasso Sea

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 478, Issue , 2013, Pages 101-113

  Orcutt, Karen M ^a   Gundersen, Kjell ^a   Ammerman, James W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphatase; Isotope dilution; Leucine; Leucine aminopeptidase; Phosphorus; Regenerated production; Trichodesmium

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; REGENERATION; SEAWATER; TIME SERIES;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; SARGASSO SEA;

CYANOBACTERIA; NEPTUNIA; TRICHODESMIUM;

EID: 84875494486     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps10153     Document Type: Article

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