Bacterial dynamics and distribution during a spring diatom bloom in the Hudson River plume, USA

Abstract

Bacterial abundance and [³H]thymidine incorporation rates were used to characterize bacterial distributions and dynamics during a spring diatom bloom in the coastal plume of the Hudson River during March, 1981. Bacterial abundance did not decline significantly away from the plume or across the continental shelf. However, a pronounced gradient was observed for [³H]thymidine incorporation.