New biocompatible tracer particles: Use for estimation of microzooplankton grazing, digestion, and growth rates

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 153-161

  Hammer, Astrid ^a   Grüttner, Cordula ^a   Schumann, Rhena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carboxylated microspheres; Digestible model food; Digestion; Food quality; Oxyrrhis marina; Selectivity; Surrogate prey

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLORELLA; DINOPHYCEAE; OXYRRHIS MARINA; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

EID: 0035972961     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame024153     Document Type: Article

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