Zooplankton feeding ecology: Clearance and ingestion rates of the salps Thalia democratica, Cyclosalpa affinis and Salpa cylindrica on naturally occurring particles in the Mid-Atlantic Bight

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 827-833

  Vargas, Cristian A ^a   Madin, Laurence P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; DINOFLAGELLATE; FEEDING ECOLOGY; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PREY SELECTION; PREY SIZE; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MIDDLE ATLANTIC BIGHT;

CILIOPHORA; CYCLOSALPA AFFINIS; DINOPHYCEAE; SALPA; SALPA CYLINDRICA; SALPIDA; THALIA DEMOCRATICA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3242680849     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbh068     Document Type: Article

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