Inter-strain differences in nitrogen use by the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi, and consequences for predation by a planktonic ciliate

Harmful Algae

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 811-816

  Strom, Suzanne L ^a   Bright, Kelley J ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonium; DON; Emiliania huxleyi; Feeding; Growth; Haptophyte; Phytoplankton; Protist grazer

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; EMILIANIA HUXLEYI; PROTISTA; STROBILIDIUM SP.;

EID: 67349123093     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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