Catabolic rates, population sizes and doubling/replacement times of microorganisms in natural settings

American Journal of Science

Volumn 315, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 167-203

  LaRowe, Douglas E ^a   Amend, Jan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergetics; Biomass yield coefficients; Catabolism; Doubling replacement time; Maintenance energy; Power; Reaction rates; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BIOMASS; BIOSPHERE; CATABOLISM; CULTIVAR; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROORGANISM; POPULATION SIZE; THERMODYNAMICS;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH); PERU;

EID: 84937128402     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/03.2015.01     Document Type: Article

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