Mesozooplankton omnivory in the upper San Francisco Estuary

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 348, Issue , 2007, Pages 33-46

  Gifford, Scott M ^a   Rollwagen Bollens, Gretchen ^b   Bollens, Stephen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ciliates; Diatoms; Estuary; Food web; Mesozooplankton; Microzooplankton

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CARBON; CILIATE; CLEARANCE RATE; DIATOM; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD WEB; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; NANOPLANKTON; OMNIVORY; PREY AVAILABILITY; ZOOPLANKTON;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SUISUN BAY; UNITED STATES;

ACARTIA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CALANOIDA; CILIOPHORA; COPEPODA; CYCLOPOIDA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA SP.; LIMNOITHONA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); OITHONA DAVISAE; PROTISTA;

EID: 36549018016     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07003     Document Type: Article

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