Impact of metazoan and protozoan grazers on bacterial biomass distribution in microcosm experiments

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 131-138

  Jürgens, Klaus ^a   Arndt, Hartmut ^b   Zimmermann, Heike ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Ciliates; Grazing resistance; Heterotrophic flagellates; Metazoan grazing; Microbial food web

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOSMINA LONGIROSTRIS; CERIODAPHNIA RETICULATA; CILIOPHORA; COPEPODA; DAPHNIA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); METAZOA; PROTOZOA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 0001553366     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame012131     Document Type: Article

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