Grazing impact of Oikopleura dioica and copepods on an autumn plankton community

Marine Biology Research

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 365-373

  Tönnesson, Kajsa ^a   Maar, Marie ^b   Vargas, Cristian ^a,e   Møller, Eva Friis ^b   Satapoomin, Suree ^c   Zervoudaki, Sultana ^d   Christou, Epaminondas ^d   Giannakourou, Antonia ^d   Sell, Anne ^a   Petersen, Jens Kjerulf ^b   Nielsen, Torkel Gissel ^b   Tiselius, Peter ^a  

^a GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^c PHUKET MARINE BIOLOGICAL CENTER   (Thailand)

^d INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Copepods; Grazing; Oikopleura dioica

Indexed keywords

CLEARANCE RATE; GRAZING; GRAZING PRESSURE; PLANKTON;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GULLMAR FJORD; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; VASTRA GOTALAND;

ACARTIA CLAUSII; APPENDICULARIA (CLASS); BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; COPEPODA; DINOPHYCEAE; GYMNODINIUM; GYRODINIUM SP.; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); OIKOPLEURA DIOICA; PARACALANUS PARVUS; PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA;

EID: 29244433044     PISSN: 17451000     EISSN: 17451019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451000500396435     Document Type: Article

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