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Autotrophic and heterotrophic processes are the basic components of the carbon cycle in aquatic ecosystems. We know rather well the uniform, biochemical basis of autotrophy—photosynthesis. The reverse process however, decomposition and heterotrophic utilization of orgenic substances, is very complex and cannot be measured with only one method—e.g. Steemann-Nielsen technique— as in the case of autotrophy.
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Overbeck, J. (1980). CO2-Uptake as a Measure of Bacterial Production. In: Barica, J., Mur, L.R. (eds) Hypertrophic Ecosystems. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9203-0_40
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