Potential grazing impact of the mixotrophic flagellate Ochromonas sp. (Chrysophyceae) on bacteria in an extremely acidic lake

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 991-1001

  Schmidtke, Andrea ^a   Bell, Elanor M ^a   Weithoff, Guntram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPILIMNION; FLAGELLATE; GRAZING; INGESTION RATE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MIXOTROPHY; PREY SIZE; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHRYSOPHYCEAE; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); OCHROMONAS;

EID: 33750475169     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbl034     Document Type: Article

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