Predation on marine picoplankton populations examined with an 'add-in' approach

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 635-641

  Perez, M T ^a   Dolan, J R ^a   Rassoulzadegan, F ^a   Mostajir, B ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAZING PRESSURE; PICOPLANKTON; PLANKTON; PREDATION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA, (NORTHWEST);

EID: 0029667155     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/18.4.635     Document Type: Article

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