Tropical freshwater ecosystems have lower bacterial growth efficiency than temperate ones.

Current models and observations indicate that bacterial respiration should increase and growth efficiency (BGE) should decrease with increasing temperatures. However, these models and observations are mostly derived from data collected primarily in temperate regions, and the tropics are under-repres...

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Main Authors: André Megali Amado, Frederico eMeirelles-Pereira, Luciana De Oliveira Vidal, Hugo eSarmento, Albert eSuhett, Vinicius Fortes Farjalla, James eCotner, Fabio eRoland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
BGE
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00167/full