Nanoheterotroph grazing on bacteria and cyanobacteria in oxic and suboxic waters in coastal upwelling areas off northern Chile

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 385-397

  Cuevas, L Antonio ^a   Morales, Carmen E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIOPLANKTON; CYANOBACTERIUM; GRAZING; HETEROTROPHY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OXIC CONDITIONS; UPWELLING;

CHILE; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTHEAST); SOUTH AMERICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROKARYOTA; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 33645314069     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbi124     Document Type: Article

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