Bacterial productivity and protistan bacterivory in coastal and offshore communities of Lake Erie

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 788-799

  Hwang, Soon Jin ^a,b   Heath, Robert T ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PRODUCTION; BACTERIVORY; CILIATE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NANOFLAGELLATE;

CANADA; GREAT LAKES; LAKE ERIE; ONTARIO; USA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; DINOBRYON; PROTISTA;

EID: 0030794952     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f96-345     Document Type: Article

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