Grazing experiments with two freshwater zooplankters: Fate of chlorophyll and carotenoid pigments

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 305-319

  Pandolfini, E ^a   Thys, I ^b   Leporcq, B ^a   Descy, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

^b Centre de Recherches Public Centre Universitaire (CRP CU)   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENE DERIVATIVE; CHLOROPHYLL; FUCOXANTHIN; GRAZING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; OXIPURINOL; PHAEOPHORBIDE; PHAEOPHYTIN A; PYROPHAEOPHYTIN A; SUSPENSION; XANTHOPHYLL;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; GRAZING; ZOOPLANKTON;

CLADOCERA; COPEPODA; DAPHNIA GALEATA; EUDIAPTOMUS GRACILIS;

EID: 0033983234     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/22.2.305     Document Type: Article

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