Effect of grazing by a neotropical copepod, Notodiaptomus, on a natural cyanobacterial assemblage and on toxic and non-toxic cyanobacterial strains

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1169-1175

  Panosso, Renata ^a   Carlsson, Per ^b   Kozlowsky Suzuki, Betina ^b   Azevedo, Sandra M F O ^c   Granéli, Edna ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; GRAZING; RESERVOIR; TOXIC ORGANISM; ZOOPLANKTON;

COPEPODA; CYANOBACTERIA; INVERTEBRATA; MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0041784888     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/25.9.1169     Document Type: Article

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