Effects of phytoplankton abundance on excystment of tintinnid ciliates from marine sediments

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 299-302

  Kamiyama, Takashi ^a  

^a Nansei National Fisheries Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ciliate; Excystment; Marine sediment; Phytoplankton concentration; Tintinnid

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CYSTS; EXCYSTMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON;

EID: 0030692723     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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