Comparative growth rates and yields of ciliates and heterotrophic dinoflagellates

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 571-584

  Strom, Suzanne L ^a   Morello, T Aaron ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL SIZE; CILIATE; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DINOFLAGELLATE; GRAZING YIELD; GROWTH RATE; HETEROTROPHY; INGESTION RATE; PREDATION; TAXONOMY; YIELD;

GRAZING; GROWTH RATE; PROTOZOA; YIELD;

AMPHIDINIUM; FAVELLA; GYMNODINIUM; ISOCHRYSIS GALBANA; MANTONIELLA SQUAMATA; NOCTILUCA SCINTILLANS; STROMBIDINOPSIS ACUMINATUM; URONEMA;

EID: 0031815780     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/20.3.571     Document Type: Article

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