ISSN:
1432-1793
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Twenty five measurements in triplicate of heterotrophic activity in sea water showed good reproducibility. The mean coefficient of variation was 6.2%, which is lower than the coefficient of variation obtained with a similar method for primary production measurements. This result indirectly confirms that most heterotrophic activity can be attributed to a great number of small cells, i.e., bacteria which, if not free-swimming, are fixed to particles of smaller size than the average phytoplankton. The good reproducibility obtained also suggests that there was no extraneous contamination despite non-sterile working conditions.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00396869
