Predator regulation of aquatic microbial abundance in simple food webs of sub-Antarctic lakes

Oikos

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 347-356

  Tranvik, Lars J ^a   Hansson, Lars Anders ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FLAGELLATE; FOOD WEB; PREDATOR REGULATION;

ANTARCTICA; ANTARCTICA, SOUTH GEORGIA;

BOECKELLA MICHAELSENI; COPEPODA; PSEUDOBOECKELLA POPPEI;

EID: 0030620259     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546018     Document Type: Article

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