Feeding of tropical cladocerans (Moina micrura, Diaphanosoma excisum) and rotifer (Brachionus calyciflorus) on natural phytoplankton: Effect of phytoplankton size-structure

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 401-414

  Pagano, Marc ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; GRAZING; INGESTION RATE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SHALLOW WATER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SIZE STRUCTURE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; ZOOPLANKTON;

ALGAE; BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; CHLORELLA SP.; CYCLOTELLA; DIAPHANOSOMA EXCISUM; HARIOTINA RETICULATA; MOINA MICRURA; MONORAPHIDIUM; ROTIFERA; SCENEDESMUS; SCENEDESMUS OPOLIENSIS;

EID: 52449131137     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbn014     Document Type: Article

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