Feeding of Calanus finmarchicus and Oithona similis on the microplankton assemblage in the Irminger Sea, North Atlantic

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1095-1116

  Castellani, Claudia ^a,d,f   Irigoien, Xabier ^b   Mayor, Daniel J ^a,c   Harris, Roger P ^d   Wilson, David ^e  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^e NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^f THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CILIATE; CRUSTACEAN; DIATOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; INGESTION RATE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MICROPLANKTON; PREY SELECTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; IRMINGER SEA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CALANUS FINMARCHICUS; CILIOPHORA; COPEPODA; OITHONA SIMILIS;

EID: 54249095573     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbn074     Document Type: Article

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