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Tamar estuary bacterial studies (1985-1986)
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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 |