Chlorophyll destruction by Calanus spp. grazing on phytoplankton: Kinetics, effects of ingestion rate and feeding history, and a mechanistic interpretation

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 135, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 223-235

  Head, E J H ^a   Harris, L R ^a  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll destruction; Copepod grazing; Enzyme mediation; Ingestion rate; Kinetics

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CALANUS; COPEPODA; PHAEOCYSTIS;

EID: 0029787266     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps135223     Document Type: Article

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