The microbial and metazoan community associated with colonies of Trichodesmium spp.: A quantitative survey

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 913-922

  Sheridan, C C ^a   Steinberg, D K ^b   Kling, G W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; METAZOAN; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; SARGASSO SEA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHRYSOPHYCEAE; CILIOPHORA; COCCOIDEA; COPEPODA; COSCINODISCOPHYCEAE; DINOPHYCEAE; FUNGI; HARPACTICOIDA; HYDROZOA; INVERTEBRATA; METAZOA; NEPTUNIA; TRICHODESMIUM; VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0036743045     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/24.9.913     Document Type: Article

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