Microzooplankton grazing in the Estuary of Mundaka, Spain, and its impact on phytoplankton distribution along the salinity gradient

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 281-288

  Ruiz, A ^a   Franco, J ^a   Villate, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Estuaries; Herbivory impact; Microzooplankton grazing; Phytoplankton distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001230691     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame014281     Document Type: Article

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