Consumption of picoplankton-size particles by marine ciliates: Effects of physiological state of the ciliate and particle quality

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 458-464

  Christaki, Urania ^a   Dolan, John R ^a   Pelegri, Silvia ^a   Rassoulzadegan, Fereidoun ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIVORY; CILIATE; CLEARANCE RATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PLANKTIVORY; PREY SIZE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; CYANOBACTERIA; INVERTEBRATA; STROMBIDIUM; STROMBIDIUM SULCATUM; URONEMA;

EID: 0031813317     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1998.43.3.0458     Document Type: Article

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