Seasonal variations of virus- and nanoflagellate-mediated mortality of heterotrophic bacteria in the coastal ecosystem of subtropical western Pacific
Since viral lysis and nanoflagellate grazing differ in their impact on the aquatic food web, it is important to assess the relative importance of both bacterial mortality factors. In this study, an adapted version of the modified dilution method was applied to simultaneously estimate the impact of b...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2013-05-01
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Series: | Biogeosciences |
Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/10/3055/2013/bg-10-3055-2013.pdf |