Effect of ocean acidification on bacterial abundance, activity and diversity in the Ross Sea, Antarctica

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-15

  Maas, Elizabeth W ^a   Law, Cliff S ^a   Hall, Julie A ^a   Pickmere, Stu ^a   Currie, Kim I ^b   Chang, F H ^a   Voyles, K Matt ^a   Caird, Dianna ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bacterial abundance; Bacterial diversity; Extracellular enzymes; Ocean acidification; RNA T RFLP; Ross Sea

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881403482     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01633     Document Type: Article

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