Pelagic food webs and eutrophication of coastal waters: Impact of grazers on algal communities

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 1-6, 1996, Pages 22-35

  Ingrid, Gismervik ^a   Andersen, Tom ^a   Vadstein, Olav ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ciliates; Copepods; Eutrophication; Food webs; Nutrients; Top down control

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CILIATE; COPEPOD; EUTROPHICATION; FOOD CHAIN; PREDATION; REVIEW; SEA POLLUTION;

ALGAE; CILIOPHORA; COPEPODA;

EID: 0030828384     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(96)00134-8     Document Type: Article

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