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Aquatic Microbial Ecology—Research Questions and Opportunities

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In this paper, I will restrict my comments to heterotrophic microorganisms. While the marine environment will be stressed, I will try to show where the questions, concepts, and techniques are applicable to fresh waters, as well as other environments.

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Wiebe, W.J. (1984). Aquatic Microbial Ecology—Research Questions and Opportunities. In: Cooley, J.H., Golley, F.B. (eds) Trends in Ecological Research for the 1980s. NATO Conference Series, vol 7. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4898-6_4

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