Novel interactions between phytoplankton and microzooplankton: Their influence on the coupling between growth and grazing rates in the sea

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 480, Issue , 2002, Pages 41-54

  Strom, Suzanne ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Evolution; Grazing; Microzooplankton; Phytoplankton; Stability

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; NUTRITION; OCEANOGRAPHY; PLASTICITY;

PHYTOPLANKTONS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GRAZING; GROWTH RATE; PHYTOPLANKTON; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; ZOOPLANKTON;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; PROTISTA;

EID: 0037101706     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021224832646     Document Type: Conference Paper

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