Estimates of virus- vs. grazing induced mortality of picophytoplankton in the North Sea during summer

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-82

  Baudoux, A C ^a,b   Veldhuis, M J W ^a   Noordeloos, A A M ^a   Van Noort, G ^a   Brussaard, C P D ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Microzooplankton grazing; North Sea; Oligotrophic ecosystem; Phytoplankton mortality; Summer; Viral lysis

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 49649120908     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01207     Document Type: Article

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