Copepod grazing impact on the trophic structure of the microbial assemblage of the San Pedro Channel, California

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 959-971

  Schnetzer, Astrid ^a   Caron, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; GRAZING; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; TROPHIC STRUCTURE; ZOOPLANKTON;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN PEDRO CHANNEL; UNITED STATES;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CILIOPHORA; COPEPODA; DINOPHYCEAE; EUKARYOTA; METAZOA; PROKARYOTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 29144527639     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbi049     Document Type: Conference Paper

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