Patterns of microzooplankton growth in dilution experiments across a trophic gradient: Implications for herbivory studies

Marine Biology

Volumn 151, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1929-1940

  First, Matthew R ^a,c   Lavrentyev, Peter J ^a   Jochem, Frank J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; CARBON; COASTAL LAGOON; COASTAL WATER; DILUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; ESTUARY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD WEB; GROWTH RATE; HERBIVORY; MIXOTROPHY; SEAGRASS; SEASON; TAXONOMY; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; TROPHIC STATUS; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; NUECES RIVER; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; UPPER LAGUNA MADRE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 34249084034     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-007-0629-9     Document Type: Article

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