Protozoan control of bacterial abundances in freshwater

Berninger, Ulrike‐G.; J. Finlay, Bland; Kuuppo‐Leinikki, Pirjo

doi:10.4319/lo.1991.36.1.0139

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Protozoan control of bacterial abundances in freshwater

Published in Limnology and Oceanography • Jan 1, 1991

Authors:

Ulrike‐G. Berninger

Bland J. Finlay

Pirjo Kuuppo‐Leinikki

Abstract

We have quantified the bacteria, heterotrophic nanoplankton (HNAN), and other microorganisms in 108 lakes, ponds, rivers, and bogs worldwide. These water bodies span the range of biological productivities in freshwater. Numbers of HNAN and bacteria are correlated over four orders of magnitude in eac...

Subject

Biology

Environmental science

Ecology

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