Protist control of phytoplankton growth in the subtropical north-east Atlantic

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 221, Issue , 2001, Pages 29-38

  Quevedo, M ^a   Anadon R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

DCM; Phytoplankton groups; Protists grazing; Subtropical NE Atlantic; Trophic coupling

Indexed keywords

FLOW CYTOMETRY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PROTIST; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

(NORTHEAST); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

ALGAE; CILIOPHORA; DINOPHYCEAE; EUKARYOTA; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; PROTISTA; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 0035909564     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps221029     Document Type: Article

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