Indications for algae-degrading benthic microbial communities in deep-sea sediments along the Antarctic Polar Front

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 108, Issue , 2014, Pages 6-16

  Emil Ruff, S ^a   Probandt, David ^a   Zinkann, Ann Christine ^b   Iversen, Morten H ^c,d,e   Klaas, Christine ^e   Würzberg, Laura ^b   Krombholz, Nicole ^a   Wolf Gladrow, Dieter ^e   Amann, Rudolf ^a   Knittel, Katrin ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

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

Author keywords

Abyssal; Bacterial diversity; Benthic pelagic coupling; Flavobacteria; Microbial community structure; NOR5 OM60; Particulate organic carbon; Southern Atlantic Ocean

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; ORGANIC CARBON; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLANKTON; RNA; SEDIMENTS; SURFACE WATERS;

ABYSSAL; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BACTERIAL DIVERSITY; BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; FLAVOBACTERIA; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; NOR5/OM60; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON;

MICROORGANISMS;

ABYSSAL ZONE; ALGA; BACTERIUM; BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; DETRITUS; FOOD WEB; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLAR FRONT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANTARCTICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FLAVOBACTERIA;

EID: 84908327730     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2014.05.011     Document Type: Article

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