The role of mixotrophic protists in the population dynamics of the microbial food web in a small artificial pond

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 231-241

  Hitchman, Richard B ^a   Jones, Harriet L J ^a,b  

^a NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chrysophyte; Dinoflagellate; Grazing; Mixotrophy; Seasonal dynamics

Indexed keywords

MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONALITY;

EID: 0033950486     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2000.00541.x     Document Type: Article

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