Interaction between Mesodinium rubrum and its prey: Importance of prey concentration, irradiance and pH

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 338, Issue , 2007, Pages 61-70

  Smith, Morten ^a   Hansen, Per Juel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Functional numerical response; Irradiance; Mesodinium rubrum; Myrionecta rubra; pH; Starvation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CILIATE; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; GROWTH RATE; INGESTION RATE; IRRADIANCE; MIXOTROPHY; NUMERICAL RESPONSE; PH; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; STARVATION;

CILIOPHORA; CRYPTOPHYTA; MESODINIUM RUBRUM; MYRIONECTA RUBRA; TELEAULAX;

EID: 34250816823     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps338061     Document Type: Article

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