@article{fdi:42867, title = {{B}acterioplankton biomass and production during destratification in a monomictic eutrophic bay of a tropical lagoon}, author = {{T}orr{\'e}ton, {J}ean-{P}ascal and {G}uiral, {D}aniel and {A}rfi, {R}obert}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{V}ertical profiles of bacterial biomass ({AODC} method), production of biomass ({T}hymidine method) and total {ETS} ({E}lectron {T}ransport {S}ystem) activity were recorded on 14 dates during the destratification process in the monomitic eutrophic {B}i{\'e}tri {B}ay ({E}bri{\'e} lagoon, {I}vory {C}oast). {B}acterial biomass and production were both very high, indicating the importance of heterotrophic processes in this system. {I}nterpretation of {ETS} data suggests that bacteria or "bacteria-associated organisms" are responsible for most of the oxygen consumed in the water column. {I}ntegrated bacterial production of biomass represented ca 80% of carbon produced by primary producers, thus showing that autotrophic production does not meet heterotrophic requirements of bacteria. {D}estratification appears to be of less importance than suggested by the physical and chemical characteristics, resulting in decrease of bacterial biomass and production by a factor of 2 in the epilimnion. ({D}'apr{\`e}s r{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)}, keywords = {{LAGUNE} ; {BIOMASSE} ; {BACTERIE} ; {PRODUCTIVITE} {BIOLOGIQUE} ; {MILIEU} {EUTROPHE} ; {DESTRATIFICATION} ; {COTE} {D}'{IVOIRE} ; {BIETRI} {BAIE} ; {EBRIE} {LAGUNE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}arine {E}cology {P}rogress {S}eries}, volume = {57}, numero = {}, pages = {53--67}, ISSN = {0171-8630}, year = {1989}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:42867}, }