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Abundance. distribution and activity of bacterioplankton in the Baltic Sea
were investigated during the winter period in association with O-2 and CH4
content in the water. Total bacteria abundance constituted 0.12-1.91 x x 10
(6) cell/ml, CH4 concentration was 0.1-9.2 mkl/l, biochemical O-2, consumpt
ion was 5-180 mg/l per day, CH4 oxidation was 0.005-2.15 mkl/l per day. Met
hane oxidation in microaerobic water layers consumed up to 10-25% of the to
tal O-2 consumption.