Are foraminifers (Protozoa) important food for small isopods (Crustacea) in the deep sea?

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 2093-2109

  Gudmundsson, Gudmundur ^a   Von Schmalensee, Menja ^b   Svavarsson, Jörundur ^b,c  

^a Icelandic Institute and Museum of Natural History   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^c Sandgerdi Marine Centre   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Benthic environment; Feeding; Food webs; Foraminifera; Iceland Sea; Nordic Seas

Indexed keywords

BATHYAL ZONE; DEEP-SEA BENTHOS; DIET; STOMACH CONTENT;

CRUSTACEA; ECHINOZONE ARCTICA; ILYARACHNA BERGENDALI; ILYARACHNA TORLEIVI; ISOPODA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033849849     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(00)00013-3     Document Type: Article

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