Parameter: Bacterial Growth Efficiency

Short Description: 
Bacterial Growth Efficiency
Short Name: 
bacterial_growth_efficiency
Official Name: 
bacterial_growth_efficiency
Units: 
uM C
No Data Value: 
nd
Description

Bacterial Growth Efficiency (BGE)

BGE is defined as the change in carbon associated with bacterial biomass (over exponential growth)/ the concurrent change in dissolved organic carbon.

The amount of consumed organic carbon that is used to build biomass as opposed to respired.