Tamar estuary bacterial studies (1985-1986)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Plymouth Marine Laboratory |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | From 1985 to 1986 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Tamar estuary, Devon, UK |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Suspended particulate material aggregates; Bacteria environmental parameters; Bacteria taxonomic abundance in water bodies; Other physical and chemical properties of suspended particulate material; Bacterial growth; Suspended particulate material setting velocity parameters; Raw suspended particulate material concentration sensor output; Bacterial production in the water column; Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column; Suspended particulate material grain size parameters; Bacterial consumption in the water column; Nitrogen concentrations in sediment; Bacteria morphology and physiology; Carbon concentrations in sediment |
| Instruments | Optical microscopes; liquid scintillation counters; X-ray diffractometers; nutrient analysers |
| Description | |
| Summary | This study comprised bacteria-particle interactions in turbid estuarine environments. It was a study of fractionated bacterial production and numbers, looking at the affects of particle attachment. |
| Originators | Plymouth Marine Laboratory |
| References | Plummer, D.H., Owens, N.J.P., and Herbert, R.A. (1987) Bacteria—particle interactions in turbid estuarine environments., Continental Shelf Research Vol. 7(11-12): 1429-1433. |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Plymouth Marine Laboratory |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | The Director |
| Address | Plymouth Marine Laboratory |
| Telephone | +44 1752 633100 |
| Facsimile | +44 (0)1752 633101 |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1053010 |
| Global identifier | 691 |
| Last revised | 2009-10-19 |
