Balance between autotrophic and heterotrophic components and processes in microbenthic communities of sandy sediments: A field study

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 689-706

  Sundbäck, Kristina ^a   Nilsson, Per ^b   Nilsson, Claes ^a   Jönsson, Benno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

bacteria; bacterial productivity; chlorophyll; ciliates; meiofauna, primary productivity; meiofaunal grazing; microphytobenthos; Sweden coast

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; FOOD WEB; FOOD WEBS; GRAZING; MEIOFAUNAL GRAZING; MICROSCOPIC COMMUNITY; PHYTOBENTHOS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0030302947     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0097     Document Type: Article

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