Effects of temperature increase on the grazing of planktonic bacteria by biofilm-dwelling consumers

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-79

  Kathol, Marcel ^a   Norf, Helge ^a   Arndt, Hartmut ^a   Weitere, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bentho pelagic coupling; Biofilms; Ciliates; Ingestion rates; Periphyton; Picoplankton; Protists; Running waters

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; METAZOA; PROTISTA;

EID: 65649133509     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01286     Document Type: Article

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