The importance of phytoplankton size in mediating trophic interactions within the plankton of a southern African estuary

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 693-700

  Froneman, P W ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

intermittently open closed estuary; phytoplankton; plankton; trophic cascading

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CHLOROPHYLL; CONSUMER-RESOURCE INTERACTION; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLANKTON; SIZE STRUCTURE; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

AFRICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33751398538     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.07.008     Document Type: Article

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