Impact of turbulence and turbidity on the grazing rate of the rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus (Pallas)

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 386, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 203-211

  Miquelis, Anne ^a   Rougier, Claude ^b   Pourriot, Roger ^c  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Brachionus calyciflorus; Grazing rate; Turbidity; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

GRAZING; TURBIDITY; TURBULENCE;

BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; CHLORELLA PYRENOIDOSA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 0032433220     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1003540715749     Document Type: Article

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