AME

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

AME is a hybrid research journal on all aspects of aquatic microbial dynamics, in particular viruses, prokaryotes and eukaryotes (planktonic and benthic, autotrophic and heterotrophic) in marine, freshwater and brackish habitats.

Online: ISSN 1616-1564

Print: ISSN 0948-3055

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame

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(1995) Vol. 09 - Table of contents

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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Some environmental aspects of marine hydrocarbon bacteriology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009003
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Yield and biochemical composition of a marine cyanobacterium (Nodularia sp.) in outdoor culture

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009013
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Seasonal and inter-annual variation of bacteria in a seagrass bed of the Mediterranean Sea: relationship with labile organic compounds and other environmental factors

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009017
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Effects of light on pigments and photosynthetic activity in a phycoerythrin-rich strain of Spirulina subsalsa

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009027
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Some comments on picoplankton and its importance in the pelagic ecosystem

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009033
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The relation between bacterioplankton and phytoplankton production in the mid Adriatic Sea

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009041
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Spatial distribution pattern of ciliated protozoa in a Mediterranean interstitial environment

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009047
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Molecular typing of the red-tide dinoflagellate Gonyaulax polyedra in phytoplankton suspensions

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009055
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Potentially toxic dinoflagellates in Mediterranean waters (Sicily) and related hydrobiological conditions

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009063
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Microbial food webs and the export of biogenic carbon in oceans

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009069
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Evaluation of fecal pollution in coastal Italian waters by immunofluorescence

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009079
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Adhesion of bacteria and diatoms to surfaces in the sea: a review

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009087
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Primary production, biomass and abundance of phototrophic picoplankton in the Mediterranean Sea: a review

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009097
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Nutrient limitation of bacterial growth and rates of bacterivory in lakes and oceans: a comparative study

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009105
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Ultraviolet-B radiation and bacterial metabolism in coastal waters

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009111
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Thraustochytrid and fungal component of marine detritus. III. Field studies on decomposition of leaves of the mangrove Rhizophora apiculata

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009117
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Fate of Phaeodactylum tricornutum and nitrogen flow in an experimental microbial food web limited at the top by protozoans

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009127
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Simulated phytoplankton bloom input in top-down manipulated microcosms: comparative effect of zooflagellates, ciliates and copepods

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009137
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Excystment of the oligotrich ciliate Strombidium conicum

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009149
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Growth and grazing of a naked heterotrophic dinoflagellate, Gyrodinium dominans

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009157
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Bacterivory by tropical copepod nauplii: extent and possible significance

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009165
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Dinophysis spp. cells concentrated from nature for experimental purposes, using size fractionation and reverse migration

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009177
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Observations on possible life cycle stages of the dinoflagellates Dinophysis cf. acuminata, Dinophysis acuta and Dinophysis pavillardi

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009183
Research ArticleRecent aspects of nutrition in the dinoflagellate Dinophysis cf. acuminataDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009191Research ArticleLife cycle and reproduction of the dinoflagellate Dinophysis norvegicaDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009199Research ArticleLarge double-stranded DNA viruses which cause the lysis of a marine heterotrophic nanoflagellate (Bodo sp.) occur in natural marine viral communitiesDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009203Research ArticleCO2 production, O2 consumption and isocitrate dehydrogenase in the marine bacterium Vibrio natriegensDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009211Research ArticleSimultaneous enumeration of protozoa and micrometazoa from marine sandy sedimentsDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009219Research ArticleVertical distribution of benthic ciliates in response to the oxygen concentration in an intertidal North Sea sedimentDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009229Research ArticleSeasonal distributions of the photosynthesizing ciliates Laboeastrobila and Myrionecta rubra (= Mesodinium rubrum) in an estuary of the Gulf of MaineDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009237RESEARCH ARTICLE

Significance of planktonic ciliated protozoa in the Lower St. Lawrence Estuary: comparison with bacterial, phytoplankton, and particulate organic carbon

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009243
Research ArticleA simple method for the quantification of a class of labile marine pico- and nano-sized detritus: DAPI Yellow Particles (DYP)DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009259Research ArticleSeasonal variations of pico- and nano-detrital particles (DAPI Yellow Particles, DYP) in the Ligurian Sea (NW Mediterranean)DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009267Research ArticleRemineralization of organic matter and degradation of the organic fraction of suspended solids in the River DanubeDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009279Research ArticleEffects of Tubifex tubifex (Oligochaeta: Tubificidae) on N-mineralization in freshwater sediments, measured with 15N isotopesDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009289Research ArticleEcology of iron-limited cyanobacteria: a review of physiological responses and implications for aquatic systemsDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009295Research ArticlePresence of large virus-like particles in a eutrophic reservoirDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame009305