Synergistic effects of UVR and simulated stratification on commensalistic phytoplankton-bacteria relationship in two optically contrasting oligotrophic Mediterranean lakes

Biogeosciences

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 697-712

  Carrillo, P ^a   Medina Sanchez J M ^b   Duran C ^a   Herrera, G ^a   Villafane V E ^c   Helbling, E W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CARBON CYCLE; COMMENSALISM; GLOBAL WARMING; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; STRATIFICATION; SYNERGISM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84922425001     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-12-697-2015     Document Type: Article

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