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Nature 397, 475-476 (11 February 1999) | doi:10.1038/17219
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Research Scientist – Fish Populations (Experimental Lakes Area)
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Oceanography: Bacteria and silica cycling
Victor Smetacek1
As a graduate student who enjoyed counting plankton under the microscope, I felt frustrated when confronted with an occasional sample that contained almost nothing except a few bacteria flitting or gliding about on the slide. The bacteria were apparently responsible for the barrenness of the slide, and had thrived because the sample had escaped its shot of preservative.
- Victor Smetacek is at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Am Handelshafen 12, D-27570 Bremerhaven, Germany.
e-mail: Email: vsmetacek@awi-bremerhaven.de
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