Microbial food web dynamics during spring phytoplankton blooms in the naturally iron-fertilized Kerguelen area (Southern Ocean)

Biogeosciences

Volumn 11, Issue 23, 2014, Pages 6739-6753

  Christaki, U ^a   Lefevre D ^b   Georges, C ^a   Colombet, J ^c   Catala, P ^d   Courties, C ^d   Sime Ngando, T ^c   Blain, S ^d   Obernosterer, I ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^d LABORATOIRE ARAGO   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGAL BLOOM; BACTERIUM; CHLOROPHYLL; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); FLAGELLATE; FOOD WEB; GROWTH RATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MIXED LAYER; PHYTOPLANKTON; TROPHIC LEVEL; VIRUS;

FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES; KERGUELEN; KERGUELEN ISLANDS; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 84908625696     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-11-6739-2014     Document Type: Article

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