Feeding by ciliates on two harmful algal bloom species, Prymnesium parvum and Prorocentrum minimum

Harmful Algae

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 109-126

  Rosetta, Carol Holmes ^a   McManus, George B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Ciliates; Grazing; Growth; Growth rates; Harmful algal blooms; Toxic

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; CILIATE; GRAZING; GROWTH RATE; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; TOXIC ORGANISM;

LONG ISLAND SOUND; NEW YORK; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; CILIOPHORA; DINOPHYCEAE; EUTINTINNUS PECTINIS; FAVELLA EHRENBERGII; HAPTOPHYCEAE; METACYLIS ANGULATA; PROROCENTRUM MINIMUM; PRYMNESIUM PARVUM; STROMBIDINOPSIS; STROMBIDINOPSIS SP.; STROMBIDIUM; STROMBIDIUM CONICUM; TINTINNIDAE;

EID: 0242543393     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1568-9883(03)00019-2     Document Type: Article

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