Uncoupling of bacterial production and flagellate grazing in aquatic sediments: A case study from an intertidal flat

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 31-42

  Hamels, Ilse ^a   Muylaert, Koenraad ^a   Casteleyn, Griet ^a   Vyverman, Wim ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bacterial production; Bacterivory; Grazing rates; Heterotrophic flagellates; Intertidal sediments

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES);

EID: 0035839327     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame025031     Document Type: Article

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