Impact of phytoplankton bloom magnitude on a pelagic microbial food web

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 144, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 211-221

  Brussaard, C P D ^a   Gast, G J ^a   Van Duyl, F C ^a   Riegman, R ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacterial production; Cell lysis; Diatoms; Microbial food web; Mineralization; Phaeocystis; Phytoplankton bloom magnitude

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHAEOCYSTIS;

EID: 0030470058     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps144211     Document Type: Article

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