Phytoplankton depletion in the benthic boundary layer caused by suspension-feeding Nereis diversicolor (Polychaeta): Grazing impact and effect of temperature

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 163, Issue , 1998, Pages 125-132

  Vedel, Anders ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Benthic boundary layer; Grazing impact; Phytoplankton control; Phytoplankton depletion; Temperature effect

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC BOUNDARY LAYER; FILTER FEEDING; FOOD DEPLETION; GRAZING IMPACT; PHYTOPLANKTON; TEMPERATURE;

DENMARK; NEREIS DIVERSICOLOR; ODENSE FJORD; POLYCHAETA; RHODOMONAS;

NEREIS DIVERSICOLOR;

EID: 0032510587     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps163125     Document Type: Article

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