Bacterial Colonization and Vertical Distribution of Marine Gel Particles (TEP and CSP) in the Arctic Fram Strait

Gel particles—a class of abundant transparent organic particles—have increasingly gathered attention in marine research. Field studies on the bacterial colonization of marine gels however are still scarce. So far, most studies on respective particles have focused on the upper ocean, while little is...

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Main Authors: Kathrin Busch, Sonja Endres, Morten H. Iversen, Jan Michels, Eva-Maria Nöthig, Anja Engel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
TEP
CSP
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2017.00166/full