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Heterotrophic Activity

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Microbial Ecology of a Brackish Water Environment

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 25))

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Besides measuring number and biomass of heterotrophic microorganisms, the determination of the activity of these organisms is of high priority in microbial ecology. (In this study the term “microbial activity” will be restricted to the breakdown of dissolved organic substances by heterotrophic microorganisms and the resulting formation of microbial biomass). In some cases the number, or even better, the biomass of the active microorganisms is directly related to the activity. In complex systems as e.g., brackish water environments like the Kiel Bight and Kiel Fjord, it is necessary to perform direct measurements of the activity itself, since hydographical conditions are changing so rapidly.

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    G. Rheinheimer

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Gocke, K. (1977). Heterotrophic Activity. In: Rheinheimer, G. (eds) Microbial Ecology of a Brackish Water Environment. Ecological Studies, vol 25. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66791-6_15

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