Cascading trophic effects on aquatic nitrification: Experimental evidence and potential implications

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 161-175

  Lavrentyev, Peter J ^a,c   Gardner, Wayne S ^b,c   Johnson, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NOAA GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterivory; Nitrification; Predation; Protozoa; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BODO SALTANS; CILIOPHORA; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA; SPUMELLA;

EID: 0001749411     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame013161     Document Type: Article

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