Measurement of bacterivory by protists in open ocean waters

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 85-102

  Zubkov, Mikhail V ^a   Sleigh, Michael A ^a   Burkill, Peter H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grazing on bacteria; Heterotrophic nanoplankton; Microbial loop; Radioactive labelling; Size fractionation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIVORY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OPEN OCEAN; PROTIST;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; ISOTOPE LABELING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; SEA;

EID: 0031764009     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(98)00059-2     Document Type: Article

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