Bacteria Everglades

Happen J. D., Chanton J. P., Whiting G. J., and Showers W. J. (1993) Stable isotopes as tracers of methane dynamics in Everglades marshes with and without active populations of methane oxidizing bacteria. J. Geophys. Res. 98, 14771-14782. 

The phosphorus limitation of periphyton mats is also evidenced by biomass N P ratios >200 (McCormick and O Dell, 1996) and increased activity of phosphatase in non-P-impacted areas (Newman et al 2003 Sharma et al 2005). As both algae and bacteria are known to produce phosphatases, it is uncertain which groups are dominantly responsible for the observed patterns of phosphatase. Recent work with floating mats from P-limited regions of the Everglades has shown... 

Sharma, K., P. W. Inglett, K. R. Reddy, and A. V. Ogram. 2005. Microscopic examination of photoautotro-phic and phosphatase-producing bacteria in phosphorus-limited Everglades periphyton mats. Limnol. Oceanogr. 50 2057-2062. 

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