Phytoplankton growth, microzooplankton grazing, and carbon cycling in marine systems

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-57

  Calbet, Albert ^a   Landry, Michael R ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b INTEGRATIVE OCEANOGRAPHY DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; GRAZING; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMINERALIZATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTISTA;

EID: 0742302392     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2004.49.1.0051     Document Type: Article

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