DNA-based molecular fingerprinting of eukaryotic protists and cyanobacteria contributing to sinking particle flux at the Bermuda Atlantic time-series study

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 93, Issue , 2013, Pages 71-83

  Amacher, Jessica ^a   Neuer, Susanne ^a   Lomas, Michael ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BERMUDA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Bermuda)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; DNA based fingerprinting; Particle flux; Protists; Sargasso Sea

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; DNA-BASED FINGERPRINTING; PARTICLE FLUXES; PROTISTS; SARGASSO SEA;

ELECTROPHORESIS;

DNA;

CYANOBACTERIUM; DIATOM; DNA; EDDY; EUPHOTIC ZONE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PARTICULATE FLUX; PROTIST; SEDIMENT TRAP; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER COLUMN; WINTER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BERMUDA; SARGASSO SEA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BATHYCOCCUS; CYANOBACTERIA; DINOPHYCEAE; EUKARYOTA; HAPTOPHYCEAE; MICROMONAS (GREEN ALGA); OSTREOCOCCUS; PRASINOPHYCEAE; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; PROTISTA; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 84880834086     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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