Publications 2007

Arrieta, J.M., Weinbauer, M.G., Herndl, G.J., 2007. Response to: "Interpreting the results of oceanic mesoscale enrichment experiments: Caveats and lessons from limnology and coastal ecology". Limnology and Oceanography 52 (2), 916-918.


Baltar, F., Aristegui, J., Gasol, J.M., Hernandez-Leon, S., Herndl, G.J., 2007. Strong coast-ocean and surface-depth gradients in prokaryotic assemblage structure and activity in a coastal transition zone region. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 50 (1), 63-74.


Carlson, C.A., Del Giorgio, P.A., Herndl, G.J., 2007. Microbes and the Dissipation of Energy and Respiration: From Cells to Ecosystems. Oceanography 20 (2), 89-100.


Herfort, L., Schouten, S., Abbas, B., Veldhuis, M.J.W., Coolen, M.J.L., Wuchter, C., Boon, J.P., Herndl, G.J., Damste, J.S.S., 2007. Variations in spatial and temporal distribution of Archaea in the North Sea in relation to environmental variables. Fems Microbiology Ecology 62 (3), 242-257.


Parada, V., Sintes, E., van Aken, H.M., Weinbauer, M.G., Herndl, G.J., 2007. Viral abundance, decay, and diversity in the meso- and bathypelagic waters of the north atlantic. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 73 (14), 4429-4438.


Reinthaler, T., Bakker, K., Manuels, R., van Ooijen, J., Herndl, G.J., 2007. Fully automated spectrophotometric approach to determine oxygen concentrations in seawater via continuous-flow analysis (vol 4, pg 358, 2006). Limnology and Oceanography-Methods 5, 72.


Stoica, E., Herndl, G.J., 2007. Bacterioplankton community composition in nearshore waters of the NW Black Sea during consecutive diatom and coccolithophorid blooms. Aquatic Sciences 69 (3), 413-418.


Stoica, E., Herndl, G.J., 2007. Contribution of Crenarchaeota and Euryarchaeota to the prokaryotic plankton in the coastal northwestern Black Sea. Journal of Plankton Research 29 (8), 699-706.


Wilhartitz, I., Mach, R.L., Teira, E., Reinthaler, T., Herndl, G.J., Farnleitner, A.H., 2007. Prokaryotic community analysis with CARD-FISH in comparison with FISH in ultra-oligotrophic ground- and drinking water. Journal of Applied Microbiology 103 (4), 871-881.

Publications 2006

Alderkamp, A.C., Sintes, E., Herndl, G.J., 2006. Abundance and activity of major groups of prokaryotic plankton in the coastal North Sea during spring and summer. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 45 (3), 237-246.

Joux, F., Agogue, H., Obernosterer, I., Dupuy, C., Reinthaler, T., Herndl, G.J., Lebaron, P., 2006. Microbial community structure in the sea surface microlayer at two contrasting coastal sites in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 42 (1), 91-104.

Parada, V., Herndl, G.J., Weinbauer, M.G., 2006. Viral burst size of heterotrophic prokaryotes in aquatic systems. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 86 (3), 613-621.

Reinthaler, T., Bakker, K., Manuels, R., van Ooijen, J., Herndl, G.J., 2006. Fully automated spectrophotometric approach to determine oxygen concentrations in seawater via continuous-flow analysis. Limnology and Oceanography-Methods 4, 358-366.

Reinthaler, T., van Aken, H., Veth, C., Aristegui, J., Robinson, C., Williams, P.J.L.R., Lebaron, P., Herndl, G.J., 2006. Prokaryotic respiration and production in the meso- and bathypelagic realm of the eastern and western North Atlantic basin. Limnology and Oceanography 51 (3), 1262-1273.

Sintes, E., Herndl, G.J., 2006. Quantifying substrate uptake by individual cells of marine bacterioplankton by catalyzed reporter deposition fluorescence in situ hybridization combined with micro autoradiography. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 72 (11), 7022-7028.

Sogin, M.L., Morrison, H.G., Huber, J.A., Mark Welch, D., Huse, S.M., Neal, P.R., Arrieta, J.M., Herndl, G.J., 2006. Microbial diversity in the deep sea and the underexplored "rare biosphere". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 103 (32), 12115-12120.

Teira, E., Lebaron, P., van Aken, H., Herndl, G.J., 2006. Distribution and activity of Bacteria and Archaea in the deep water masses of the North Atlantic. Limnology and Oceanography 51 (5), 2131-2144.

Teira, E., van Aken, H., Veth, C., Herndl, G.J., 2006. Archaeal uptake of enantiomeric amino acids in the meso- and bathypelagic waters of the North Atlantic. Limnology and Oceanography 51 (1), 60-69.

Wuchter, C., Abbas, B., Coolen, M.J.L., Herfort, L., van Bleijswijk, J., Timmers, P., Strous, M., Teira, E., Herndl, G.J., Middelburg, J.J., Schouten, S., Damste, J.S.S., 2006. Archaeal nitrification in the ocean. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 103 (33), 12317-12322.

Publications 2005

Agogue, H., Casamayor, E.O., Bourrain, M. Obernosterer, I., Joux, F., Herndl, G.J., Lebaron, P., 2005. A survey on bacteria inhabiting the sea surface microlayer of coastal ecosystems. Fems Microbiology Ecology 54 (2), 269-280.


Besemer, K., Moeseneder, M.M., Arrieta, J.M., Herndl, G.J., Peduzzi, P., 2005. Complexity of bacterial communities in a river-floodplain system (Danube, Austria). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 71 (2), 609-620.

Dachs, J., Calleja, M.L., Duarte, C.M., del Vento, S., Turpin, B., Polidori, A., Herndl, G.J., Agusti, S., 2005. High atmosphere-ocean exchange of organic carbon in the NE subtropical Atlantic. Geophysical Rsearch Letters 32 (21).

Farnleitner, A.H., Wilhartitz, I., Ryzinska, G., Kirschner, A.K.T., Stadler, H., Burtscher, M.M., Hornek, R., Szewzyk, U., Herndl, G., Mach, R.L., 2005. Bacterial dynamics in spring water of alpine karst aquifers indicates the presence of stable autochthonous microbial endokarst communities. Environmental Microbiology 7 (8), 1248-1259.

Herndl, G. J., Reinthaler, T., Teira, E., van Aken, H., Veth, C., Pernthaler, A., Pernthaler, J., 2005. Contribution of Archaea to total prokaryotic production in the deep Atlantic Ocean. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 71 (5), 2303-2309.

Kramer, G.D., Pausz, C., Herndl, G.J., 2005. Elemental composition of dissolved organic matter and bacterioplankton production in the Faroe-Shetland Channel (North Atlantic). Deep-Sea Research Part I-Oceanographic Research Papers 52 (1), 85-97.

Moeseneder, M.M., Arrieta, J.M., Herndl, G.J., 2005. A comparison of DNA- and RNA-based clone libraries from the same marine bacterioplankton community. Fems Microbiology Ecology 51 (3), 341-352.

Obernosterer, I., Catala, P., Reinthaler, T., Herndl, G.J., Lebaron, P., 2005. Enhanced heterotrophic activity in the surface microlayer of the Mediterranean Sea. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 39 (3), 293-302.

Pirker, H., Pausz, C., Stoderegger, K.E., Herndl, G.J., 2005. Simultaneous measurement of metabolic activity and membrane integrity in marine bacterioplankton determined by confocal laser-scanning microscopy. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 39 (3), 225-233.

Reinthaler, T., Herndl, G.J., 2005. Seasonal dynamics of bacterial growth efficiencies in relation to phytoplankton in the southern North Sea. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 39 (1), 7-16.

Reinthaler, T., Winter, C., Herndl, G.J., 2005. Relationship between bacterioplankton richness, respiration, and production in the southern North Sea. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 71 (5), 2260-2266.

Stoderegger, K.E., Herndl, G.J., 2005. Dynamics in bacterial surface properties of a natural bacterial community in the coastal North Sea during a spring phytoplankton bloom. Fems Microbiology Ecology 53 (2), 285-294.

Winter, C., Smit, A., Herndl, G.J., Weinbauer, M.G., 2005. Linking bacterial richness with viral abundance and prokaryotic activity. Limnology and Oceanography 50 (3), 968-977.

Winter, C., Smit, A., Szoeke-Denes, T., Herndl, G.J., Weinbauer, M.G., 2005. Modelling viral impact on bacterioplankton in the North Sea using artificial neural networks. Environmental Microbiology 7 (6), 881-893.

Publications 2004

Agogue, H., Casamayor, E.O., Joux, F., Obernosterer, I., Dupuy, C., Lantoine, F., Catala, P., Weinbauer, M.G., Reinthaler, T., Herndl, G.J., Lebaron, P., 2004. Comparison of samplers for the biological characterization of the sea surface microlayer. Limnology and Oceanography- Methods 2, 213-225.

Arrieta, J.M., Weinbauer, M.G., Lute, C., Herndl, G.J., 2004. Response of bacterioplankton to iron fertilization in the Southern Ocean. Limnology and Oceanography 49 (3), 799-808.

Kramer, G.D., Herndl, G.J., 2004. Photo- and bioreactivity of chromophoric dissolved organic matter produced by marine bacterioplankton. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 36 (3), 239-246.


Stoderegger, K.E., Herndl, G.J., 2004. Dynamics in bacterial cell surface properties assessed by fluorescent stains and confocal laser scanning microscopy. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 36 (1), 29-40.


Teira, E., Reinthaler, T., Pernthaler, A., Pernthaler, J., Herndl, G.J., 2004. Combining catalyzed reporter deposition-fluorescence in situ hybridization and microautoradiography to detect substrate utilization by bacteria and archaea in the deep ocean. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 70 (7), 441-4414.


Winter, C., Herndl, G.J., Weinbauer, M.G., 2004. Diel cycles in viral infection of bacterioplankton in the North Sea. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 35 (3), 207-216.


Winter, C., Smit, A., Herndl, G.J., Weinbauer, M.G., 2004. Impact of virioplankton on archaeal and bacterial community richness as assessed in seawater batch cultures. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 70 (2), 804-813.

Publications 2003

Hein, T., Baranyi, C., Herndl, G.J., Wanek, W., Schiemer, F., 2003. Allochthonous and autochthonous particulate organic matter in floodplains of the River Danube: the importance of hydrological connectivity. Freshwater Biology 48 (2), 220-232.


Muia, W.A., Bretschko, G., Herndl, G.J., 2003. A study of Biofilm in a second order tropical stream, Njoro river, Kenya: First results. International Review of Hydrobiology 88 (3-4), 372-384.


Perez, M.T., Pausz, C., Herndl, G.J., 2003. Major shift in bacterioplankton utilization of enantiomeric amino acids between surface waters and the ocean's interior. Limnology and Oceanography 48 (2), 755-763.


Slezak, D., Herndl, G.J., 2003. Effects of ultraviolet and visible radiation on the cellular concentrations of dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) in Emiliania huxleyi (strain L). Marine Ecology-Progress Series 246, 61-71.

Publications 2002

Arrieta, J.M., Herndl, G.J., 2002. Changes in bacterial beta-glucosidase diversity during a coastal phytoplankton bloom. Limnology and Oceanography 47 (2), 594-599.


Pausz, C., Herndl, G.J., 2002. Role of nitrogen versus phosphorus availability on the effect of UV radiation on bacterioplankton and their recovery from previous UV stress. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 29 (1), 89-95.


Reitner, B., Herzig, A., Herndl, G.J., 2002. Photoreactivity and bacterioplankton availability of aliphatic versus aromatic amino acids and a protein. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 26 (3), 305-311.


Stoderegger, K.E., Herndl, G.J., 2002. Distribution of capsulated bacterioplankton in the North Atlantic and North Sea. Microbial Ecology 44 (2), 154-163.

Publications 2001

Arrieta, J.M., Herndl, G.J., 2001. Assessing the diversity of marine bacterial beta-glucosidases by capillary electrophoresis zymography. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 67 (10), 4896-4900.


Brugger, A., Reitner, B., Kolar, I., Queric, N., Herndl, G.J., 2001. Seasonal and spatial distribution of dissolved and particulate organic carbon and bacteria in the bank of an impounding reservoir on the Enns River, Austria. Freshwater Biology 46 (8), 997-1016.


Brugger, A., Wett, B., Kolar, I., Reitner, B., Herndl, G.J., 2001. Immobilization and bacterial utilization of dissolved organic carbon entering the riparian zone of the alpine Enns River, Austria. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 24 (2), 129-142.


Moeseneder, M.M., Winter, C., Arrieta, J.M., Herndl, G.J., 2001. Terminal-restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) screening of a marine archaeal clone library to determine the different phylotypes. Journal of Microbiological Methods 44 (2), 159-172.


Moeseneder, M.M., Winter, C., Herndl, G.J., 2001. Horizontal and vertical complexity of attached and free-living bacteria of the eastern Mediterranean Sea, determined by 16S rDNA and 16S rRNA fingerprints. Limnology and Oceanography 46 (1), 95-107.


Obernosterer, I., Ruardij, P., Herndl, G.J., 2001. Spatial and diurnal dynamics of dissolved organic matter (DOM) fluorescence and H2O2 and the photochemical oxygen demand of surface water DOM across the subtropical Atlantic Ocean. Limnology and Oceanography 46 (3), 632-643.


Obernosterer, I., Sempere, R., Herndl, G.J., 2001. Ultraviolet radiation induces reversal of the bioavailability of DOM to marine bacterioplankton. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 24 (1), 61-68.

Slezak, D., Brugger, A., Herndl, G.J., 2001. Impact of solar radiation on the biological removal of dimethylsulfoniopropionate and dimethylsulfide in marine surface waters. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 25 (1), 87-97. 


Stoderegger, K.E., Herndl, G.J., 2001. Visualization of the exopolysaccharide bacterial capsule and its distribution in oceanic environments. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 26 (2), 195-199.


Winter, C., Moeseneder, M.M., Herndl, G.J., 2001. Impact of UV radiation on bacterioplankton community composition. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 67 (2), 665-672.

Publications 2000

Arrieta, J.M., Weinbauer, M.G., Herndl, G.J., 2000. Interspecific variability in sensitivity to UV radiation and subsequent recovery in selected isolates of marine bacteria. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 66 (4), 1468-1473.


Kuipers, B., van Noort, G.J., Vosjan, J., Herndl, G.J., 2000. Diet periodicity of bacterioplankton in the euphotic zone of the subtropical Atlantic Ocean. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 201, 13-25.


Obernosterer, I., Herndl, G.J., 2000. Differences in the optical and biological reactivity of the humic and nonhumic dissolved organic carbon component in two contrasting coastal marine environments. Limnology and Oceanography 45 (5), 1120-1129.


Panzenbock, M., Mobes-Hansen, B., Albert, R., Herndl, G.J., 2000. Dynamics of phyto- and bacterioplankton in a high Arctic lake on Franz Joseph Land archipelago. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 21 (3), 265-273.

Publications 1999

Moeseneder, M.M., Arrieta, J.M., Muyzer, G., Winter, C., Herndl, G.J., 1999. Optimization of terminal-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis for complex marine bacterioplankton communities and comparison with denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 65 (8), 3518-3525.


Obernosterer, I., Kraay, G., de Ranitz, E., Herndl, G.J., 1999. Concentrations of low molecular weight carboxylic acids and carbonyl compounds in the Aegean Sea (Eastern Mediterranean) and the turnover of pyruvate. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 20 (2), 147-156.


Obernosterer, I., Reitner, B., Herndl, G.J., 1999. Contrasting effects of solar radiation on dissolved organic matter and its bioavailability to marine bacterioplankton. Limnology and Oceanography 44 (7), 1645-1654.

Pausz, C., Herndl, G.J., 1999. Role of ultraviolet radiation on phytoplankton extracellular release and its subsequent utilization by marine bacterioplankton. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 18 (1), 85-93. 


Reitner, B., Herzig, A., Herndl, G.J., 1999. Dynamics in bacterioplankton production in a shallow, temperate lake (Lake Neusiedl, Austria): evidence for dependence on macrophyte production rather than on phytoplankton. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 19 (3), 245-254.


Stoderegger, K.E., Herndl, G.J., 1999. Production of exopolymer particles by marine bacterioplankton under contrasting turbulence conditions. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 189, 9-16.


Unanue, M., Ayo, B., Agis, M., Slezak, D., Herndl, G.J., Iriberri, J., 1999. Ectoenzymatic activity and uptake of monomers in marine bacterioplankton described by a biphasic kinetic model. Microbial Ecology 37 (1), 36-48.

Publications 1998

Agis, M., Unanue, M., Iriberri, J., Herndl, G.J., 1998. Bacterial colonization and ectoenzymatic activity in phytoplankton-derived model particles. Part II. Cleavage and uptake of carbohydrates. Microbial Ecology 36 (1), 66-74.


Brugger, A., Slezak, D., Obernosterer, I., Herndl, G.J., 1998. Photolysis of dimethylsulfide in the northern Adriatic Sea: Dependence on substrate concentration, irradiance and DOC concentration. Marine Chemistry 59 (3-4), 321-331.


Rath, J., Wu, K.Y., Herndl, G.J., DeLong, E.F., 1998. High phylogenetic diversity in a marine-snow-associated bacterial assemblage. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 14 (3), 261-269.


Schuster, S., Arrieta, J.M., Herndl, G.J., 1998. Adsorption of dissolved free amino acids on colloidal DOM utilisation but reduces amino acid uptake by orders of magnitude in marine bacterioplankton. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 166, 99-108.


Stoderegger, K., Herndl, G.J., 1998. Production and release of bacterial capsular material and its subsequent utilisation by marine bacterioplankton. Limnology and Oceanography 43 (5), 887-884.


Unanue, M.A., Azua, I., Arrieta, J.M., Herndl, G.J., Iriberri, J., 1998. Laboratory-made particles as a useful approach to analyse microbial processes in marine macro aggregates. Fems Microbiology Ecology 26 (4), 325-334.

Publications 1997

Herndl, G.J., Brugger, A., Hager, S., Kaiser, E., Obernosterer, I., Reitner, B., Slezak, D., 1997. Role of ultraviolet-B radiation on bacterioplankton and the availability of dissolved organic matter. Plant Ecology 128 (1-2), 42-51.


Kaiser, E., Herndl, G.J., 1997. Rapid recovery of marine bacterioplankton activity after inhibition by UV radiation in coastal waters. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 63 (10), 4026-4031.


Reitner, B., Herndl, G.J., Herzig, A., 1997. Role of ultraviolet-B radiation on photochemical and microbial oxygen consumption in a humid-rich shallow lake. Limnology and Oceanography 42 (5), 950-960.


Reitner, B., Herzig, A., Herndl, G.J., 1997. Microbial activity under the ice cover of the shallow Neusiedler See (Austria, Central Europe). Hydrobiologia 357, 173-184.


Sommaruga, R., Obernosterer, I., Herndl, G.J., Psenner, R., 1997. Inhibitory effect of solar radiation on thymidine and leucine incorporation by freshwater and marine bacterioplankton. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 63 (11), 4178-4184.

Publications 1996

Berger, B., Hoch, B., Kavka, G., Herndl, G.J., 1996. Bacterial colonization of suspended solids in the River Danube. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 10 (1), 37-44.


Heissenberger, A., Leppard, G.G., Herndl, G.J., 1996. Relationship between the intracellular integrity and the morphology of the capsular envelope in attached and free-living marine bacteria. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 62 (12), 4521-4528.


Heissenberger, A., Leppard, G.G., Herndl, G.J., 1996. Ultrastructure of marine snow. II. Microbiological considerations. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 135 (1-3), 299-308.


Hoch, B., Berger, B., Kavka, G., Herndl, G.J., 1996. Influence of wastewater treatment on the microbial ecology of a large, temperate river system - The Danube River. Hydrobiologia 321 (3), 205-218.


Leppard, G.G., Heissenberger, A., Herndl, G.J., 1996. Ultrastructure of marine snow. I. Transmission electron microscopy methodology. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 135 (1-3), 289-298.


Müller-Niklas, G., Herndl, G.J., 1996. Dynamics of bacterioplankton during a phytoplankton bloom in the high Arctic waters of the Franz-Joseph Land archipelago. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 11 (2), 111-118.


Müller-Niklas, G., Agis, M., Herndl, G.J., 1996. Microscale distribution of bacterioplankton in relation to phytoplankton: Results from 100-nl samples. Limnology and Oceanography 41 (7), 1577-1582.

Publications 1995

Berger, B., Hoch, B., Kavka, G., Herndl, G.J., 1995. Bacterial metabolism in the River Danube: Parameters influencing bacterial production. Freshwater Biology 34 (3), 601-616.


Bochdansky, A.B., Puskaric, S., Herndl, G.J., 1995. Influence of Zooplankton Grazing on Free Dissolved Enzymes in the Sea. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 121 (1-3), 53-73.


Decho, A.W., Herndl, G.J., 1995. Microbial Activities and the Transformation of Organic-Matter within Mucilaginous Material. Science and the Total Environment 165 (1-3), 33-42.


Hoch, B., Berger, B., Kavka, G., Herndl, G.J., 1995. Remineralization of organic matter and degradation of the organic fraction of suspended solids in the River Danube. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 9 (3), 279-288. 


Moeseneder, M.M., Herndl, G.J., 1995. Influence of turbulence on bacterial production in the sea. Limnology and Oceanography 40 (8), 1466-1473.


Müller-Niklas, G., Heissenberger, A., Puskaric, S., Herndl, G.J., 1995. Ultraviolet-B Radiation and Bacterial Metabolism in Coastal Waters. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 9 (2), 111-116.


Obernosterer, I., Herndl, G.J., 1995. Phytoplankton Extracellular Release and Bacterial Growth - Dependence on the Inorganic N:P Ratio. Marine Ecology- Progress Series 116 (1-3), 247-257.


Schuster, S., Herndl, G.J., 1995. Formation and Significance of Transparent Exopolymeric Particles in the Northern Adriatic Sea. Marine Ecology- Progress Series 124 (1-3), 227-236.

Publications 1994

Heissenberger, A., Herndl, G.J., 1994. Formation of High-Molecular-Weight Material by Free-Living Marine-Bacteria. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 111 (1-2), 129-135.


Heissenberger, A., Herndl, G.J., Flannigan, D., Lott, J.N.A., Leppard, G.G., 1994. Ultrastructure of the Matrix of Marine Snow. Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society 207, 179-Geoc.


Müller-Niklas, G., Schuster, S., Kaltenbrock, E., Herndl, G.J., 1994. Organic Content and Bacterial Metabolism in Amorphous Aggregations of the Adriatic Sea. Limnology and Oceanography 39 (1), 58-68.


Rath, J., Herndl, G.J., 1994. Characteristics and Diversity of Beta-D-Glucosidase (Ec-3.2.1.21) Activity in Marine Snow. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 60 (3), 807-813.


Slezak, D.M., Puskaric, S., Herndl, G.J., 1994. Potential Role of Acrylic-Acid in Bacterioplankton Communities in the Sea. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 105 (1-2), 191-197.

Publications 1993

Herndl, G.J., Müller-Niklas, G., Frick, J., 1993. Major Role of Ultraviolet-B in Controlling Bacterioplankton Growth in the Surface-Layer of the Ocean. Nature 361 (6414), 717-719.


Rath, J., Schiller, C., Herndl, G.J., 1993. Ectoenzymatic Activity and Bacterial Dynamics Along a Trophic Gradient in the Caribbean Sea. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 102 (1-2), 89-96.

Publications 1992

Bochdansky, A.B., Herndl, G.J., 1992. Ecology of Amorphous Aggregations (Marine Snow) in the Northern Adriatic Sea. 3. Zooplankton Interactions with Marine Snow. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 87 (1-2), 135-146.


Bochdansky, A.B., Herndl, G.J., 1992. Ecology of Amorphous Aggregations (Marine Snow) in the Northern Adriatic Sea. 5. Role of Fecal Pellets in Marine Snow. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 89 (2-3), 297-303.


Kaltenbock, E., Herndl, G.J., 1992. Ecology of Amorphous Aggregations (Marine Snow) in the Northern Adriatic Sea. 4. Dissolved Nutrients and the Autotrophic Community Associated with Marine Snow. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 87 (1-2), 147-159.


Karner, M.,  Herndl, G.J., 1992. Extracellular Enzymatic-Activity and Secondary Production in Free-Living and Marine-Snow-Associated Bacteria. Marine Biology 113 (2), 341-347.


Karner, M., Fuks, D., Herndl, G.J., 1992. Bacterial-Activity Along a Trophic Gradient. Microbial Ecology 24 (3), 243-257.


Müller-Niklas, G., Herndl, G.J., 1992. Activity of Fecal-Coliform Bacteria Measured by 4-Methylumbelliferyl-Beta-D-Glucuronide Substrate in the Northern Adriatic Sea with Special Reference to Marine Snow. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 89 (2-3), 305-309.


Peduzzi, P., Herndl, G.J., 1992. Zooplankton Activity Fueling the Microbial Loop - Differential Growth-Response of Bacteria from Oligotrophic and Eutrophic Waters. Limnology and Oceanography 37 (5), 1087-1092.

Publications 1991

Amon, R.M.W., Herndl, G.J., 1991. Deposit Feeding and Sediment. 1. Interrelationship between Holothuria-Tubulosa (Holothurioida, Echinodermata) and the Sediment Microbial Community. Marine Ecology- Pubblicazioni Della Stazione Zoologica Di Napoli I 12 (2), 163-174.


Amon, R.M.W., Herndl, G.J., 1991. Deposit Feeding and Sediment. 2. Decomposition of Fecal Pellets of Holothuria-Tubulosa (Holothurioida, Echinodermata). Marine Ecology- Pubblicazioni Della Stazione Zoologica Di Napoli I 12 (2), 175-184.


Herndl, G.J., 1991. Microbial Biomass Dynamic Along a Trophic Gradient at the Atlantic Barrier-Reef Off Belize (Central-America). Marine Ecology- Pubblicazioni Della Stazione Zoologica Di Napoli I 12 (1), 41-51.


Peduzzi, P., Herndl, G.J., 1991. Decomposition and Significance of Seagrass Leaf Litter (Cymodocea-Nodosa) for the Microbial Food Web in Coastal Waters (Gulf of Trieste, Northern Adriatic Sea). Marine Ecology-Progress Series 71 (2), 163-174.



Peduzzi, P., Herndl, G.J., 1991. Mucus Trails in the Rocky Intertidal - a Highly-Active Microenvironment. marine Ecology-Progress Series 75 (2-3), 267-274.