Does microbial stoichiometry modulate eutrophication of aquatic ecosystems?

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1572-1579

  Steenbergh, A K ^a   Bodelier, P L E ^a   Heldal, M ^b   Slomp, C P ^c   Laanbroek, H J ^a,c  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ARCHAEON; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BALTIC STATES; ECOSYSTEM; EUTROPHICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SEA; SEDIMENT;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BALTIC STATES; CARBON; ECOSYSTEM; EUTROPHICATION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; NITROGEN; OCEANS AND SEAS; PHOSPHORUS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 84876500898     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12042     Document Type: Article

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