Photo- and heterotrophic pico- and nanoplankton in the Mississippi River plume: Distribution and grazing activity

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1201-1214

  Jochem, Frank J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIOPLANKTON; GRAZING; NANOPLANKTON; PICOPLANKTON; SALINITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; PROTOZOA; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 0142122803     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbg087     Document Type: Article

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