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Heterotrophic Activity in the Mauritanian Upwelling in March 1973: Assimilation and Mineralization of Amino Acids

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Upwelling Ecosystems

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The heterotrophic bacteria in natural waters are extremely difficult to study because of difficulties encountered in biomass measurement and in activity measurement.

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Herbland, A. (1978). Heterotrophic Activity in the Mauritanian Upwelling in March 1973: Assimilation and Mineralization of Amino Acids. In: Boje, R., Tomczak, M. (eds) Upwelling Ecosystems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66985-9_13

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