Mixotrophic feeding of Fragilidium subglobosum (dinophyceae) on three species of Ceratium: Effects of prey concentration, prey species and light intensity

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 147, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 187-196

  Hansen, Per Juel ^a   Nielsen, Torkel Gissel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ceratium spp.; Dinoflagellate; Fragilidium subglobosum; Grazing; Growth; Holling type I functional response; Light; Mixotrophy; Prey selection

Indexed keywords

CERATIUM; FRAGILIDIUM SUBGLOBOSUM; CERATIUM FURCA; CERATIUM FUSUS; CERATIUM TRIPOS; DINOPHYCEAE; VISCUM ALBUM;

FEEDING; GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT EFFECTS; LIGHT INTENSITY; MIXOTROPHY;

EID: 0030620846     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps147187     Document Type: Article

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