Microzooplankton grazing in northern San Francisco Bay measured by the dilution method

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-63

  Murrell, M C ^a   Hollibaugh, J T ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dilution technique; Estuary; Microzooplankton; San Francisco Bay; Trophic coupling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003132378     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame015053     Document Type: Article

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