Temporal and spatial dynamics of the pelagic microbial food web in an atoll lagoon

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-64

  Gonzalez J M ^a   Torreton J P ^b   Dufour, P ^c   Charpy, L ^c  

^a Institute of Microbial Studies   (Spain)

^b Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement Papeete   (French Polynesia)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Atoll lagoon; Bacterioplankton; Ciliates; Cyanobacteria; Dinoflaqellates; Grazing; Microbial food web; Nanoflaqellates; Protists

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002542756     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame016053     Document Type: Article

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