Dissolved organic carbon released by zooplankton grazing activity - A high-quality substrate pool for bacteria

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 97-111

  Hygum, Bent H ^a   Petersen, Jørgen W ^a   Søndergaard, Morten ^b  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; GRAZING; TROPHODYNAMIC CYCLE; ZOOPLANKTON;

EID: 0030618595     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/19.1.97     Document Type: Article

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