Bacterivory in the common foraminifer Ammonia tepida: Isotope tracer experiment and the controlling factors

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 359, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-61

  Pascal, Pierre Yves ^a   Dupuy, Christine ^a   Richard, Pierre ^a   Niquil, Nathalie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Environmental factor; Foraminifera; Grazing; Mudflat; Prey abundance; Trophoecology

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGA; BACTERIUM; BACTERIVORY; DEPOSIT FEEDER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FORAMINIFERA; GRAZING; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; ISOTOPE; MUDFLAT; PREY AVAILABILITY; TRACER;

ALGAE; AMMONIA (FORAMINIFERAN); AMMONIA TEPIDA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 41949097848     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.02.018     Document Type: Article

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