Contribution of auto-and heterotrophic protozoa to the diet of copepods in the Ulleung Basin, East Sea/Japan Sea

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 647-659

  Yang, Eunjin ^a   Kang, Hyung Ku ^a   Yoo, Sinjae ^a   Hyun, Jung Ho ^b  

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

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHY; CILIATE; COUPLING; CRUSTACEAN; DIET; FOOD WEB; HETEROTROPHY; INGESTION RATE; PREY SELECTION; PROTOZOAN;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN; ULLEUNG BASIN;

CALANOIDA; CALANUS SINICUS; CILIOPHORA; COPEPODA; DINOPHYCEAE; NEOCALANUS PLUMCHRUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 67649160586     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbp014     Document Type: Article

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