Growth responses of planktonic ciliates in the genera Strobilidium and Strombidium

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 130, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 241-254

  Montagnes, David J S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Port Erin Marine Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ciliate; Growth rate; Mortality rate; Nanoplankton; Oligotrich; Plankton; Small scale patches; Strobilidium; Strombidium

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; MORTALITY RATE; OLIGOTRICH; ZOOPLANKTON;

STROBILIDIUM; STROMBIDIUM;

EID: 0029668988     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps130241     Document Type: Article

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