Ingestion of pico- and nanoplankton by the Mediterranean red coral Corallium rubrum

Marine Biology

Volumn 150, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 773-782

  Picciano, Marialucia ^a   Ferrier Pagès, Christine ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b CENTRE SCIENTIFIQUE DE MONACO   (Monaco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPLANKTON; CORAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INGESTION RATE; NANOPLANKTON; PICOPLANKTON;

LIGURIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANTHOZOA; CORALLIUM RUBRUM; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES);

EID: 33846559852     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-006-0415-0     Document Type: Article

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