Analyzing the trophic link between the mesopelagic microbial loop and zooplankton from observed depth profiles of bacteria and protozoa

Biogeosciences

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-13

  Tanaka, T ^a   Rassoulzadegan, F ^b   Thingstad, T F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; PROTOZOAN; TROPHIC STRUCTURE; ZOOPLANKTON;

CILIOPHORA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 21844467723     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-2-9-2005     Document Type: Article

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