Estimates of bacterial and phytoplankton mortality caused by viral lysis and microzooplankton grazing in a shallow eutrophic lake

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1126-1141

  Tijdens, Marjolijn ^a   Van De Waal, Dedmer B ^a,b   Slovackova, Hana ^c,d,e   Hoogveld, Hans L ^a   Gons, Herman J ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

^d MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^e Centre for Cyanobacteria and Their Toxins   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Lake; Mortality; Phytoplankton; Viruses

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; PROCHLORALES;

EID: 43549090837     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2008.01958.x     Document Type: Article

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