Quantitative significance of n-3 essential fatty acid contribution by heterotrophic protists in marine pelagic food webs

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 354, Issue , 2008, Pages 85-95

  Chu, Fu Lin E ^a   Lund, Eric D ^a   Podbesek, Jennifer A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Docosahexaenoic acid; Eicosapentaenoic acid; Essential fatty acids; Heterotrophic protists; Nutrient upgrading; Phytoplankton heterotrophic protist interface

Indexed keywords

DOMINANCE; FATTY ACID; FOOD WEB; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH RATE; HETEROTROPHY; NANOPLANKTON; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PROTIST; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); TROPHIC LEVEL;

ALGAE; DUNALIELLA TERTIOLECTA; GYRODINIUM DOMINANS; OXYRRHIS MARINA; PROTISTA; RHODOMONAS SALINA;

EID: 40149086019     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07215     Document Type: Article

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