Autotrophic and heterotrophic metabolism of microbial planktonic communities in an oligotrophic coastal marine ecosystem: seasonal dynamics and episodic events
A 18 month study was performed in the Bay of Villefranche to assess the episodic and seasonal variation of autotrophic and heterotrophic ecosystem processes. A typical spring bloom was encountered, where maximum of gross primary production (GPP) was followed by maxima of bacterial respiration (BR) a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2010-11-01
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| Series: | Biogeosciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/7/3491/2010/bg-7-3491-2010.pdf |