Monitoring microbial predator-prey interactions: An experimental study using fatty acid biomarker and compound-specific stable isotope techniques

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 419-427

  Pond, David W ^a   Leakey, Raymond J G ^b   Fallick, Anthony E ^c  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; FATTY ACID; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; PLANKTON; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); OXYRRHIS MARINA;

EID: 33645278337     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbi130     Document Type: Article

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