Regional comparisons of heterotrophic protists grazing impacts and community in Northwest Pacific Ocean

Ocean and Polar Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 289-301

  Yang, Eun Jin ^a   Ju, Se Jong ^a   Kim, Woong Seo ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ciliates; Heterotrophic dinoflagellates; Heterotrophic nanoflagellates; Heterotrophic protozoa; Northwest Pacific

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; CILIATE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DINOFLAGELLATE; GRAZING PRESSURE; HETEROTROPHY; PHYTOPLANKTON;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST);

CILIOPHORA; DINOPHYCEAE; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 54249149918     PISSN: 1598141X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4217/OPR.2008.30.3.289     Document Type: Article

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