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Schapira, Mathilde; Mcquaid, Christopher D.; Froneman, Pierre W.. |
Extensive beds of large subtidal kelps are characteristic of many temperate and subpolar coastlines. They provide habitats for a wide range of other species and are sites of high primary production that generate large quantities of water-borne particles and dissolved organic compounds that support distinctive communities of prokaryotes. We measured prokaryotic metabolism along transects from the shore to the outside of three giant kelp forests (Macrocystis pyrifera) located in the shelf waters of the Prince Edward Islands (Southern Ocean). Abundance, heterotrophic production (PHP), respiration rates (R-ETS) and growth efficiencies (PGE) were investigated within the particle-associated (PA) and the free-living (FL) communities. Temperature, salinity and... |
Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Prokaryotes; Free-living; Particle-associated; Growth efficiency; Kelp; Sub-Antarctic island. |
Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00088/19939/17760.pdf |
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