Zooplankton effects on vertical particulate flux: Testable models and experimental results

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 357-370

  Sarnelle, Orlando ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; LAKE; MODELING; SEDIMENTATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMALIA; DAPHNIA;

EID: 0033050998     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1999.44.2.0357     Document Type: Article

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