Bacterioplankton in the coastal euphotic zone: distribution, activity and possible relationships with phytoplankton

• Published in: Marine biology Vol. 60; no. 2/3; pp. 201 - 207
• Main Authors: Fuhrman, J.A, Ammerman, J.W, Azam, F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01-01-1980
• Subjects: Littoral Zone; Marine; California; INE, USA, California
• ISSN: 0025-3162; 1432-1793
• DOI: 10.1007/BF00389163

Bacterioplankton were studied in the euphotic zone of the Southern California Bight, USA, with special attention to biological factors affecting bacterial distribution and activity. Measurements were made of bacterial abundance, thymidine incorporation into acid insoluble material, primary production (particulate and dissolved), chlorophyll, phaeopigments, total microbial ATP, particulate organic carbon and nitrogen, dissolved organic carbon, dissolved primary amines, and glucose and thymidine turnover rates. The data were analyzed by pairwise rank correlations with significance tested at the P <.005 level.