A new sensitive tracer for the determination of zooplankton grazing activity

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1513-1518

  Kwint, Rik L J ^a,b   Kramer, Kees J M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c Mermayde   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD CONSUMPTION; GRAZING; GUT CONTENT; TRACERS; ZOOPLANKTON;

EID: 0029669664     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/18.8.1513     Document Type: Article

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