Selective uptake of prokaryotic picoplankton by a marine sponge (Callyspongia sp.) within an oligotrophic coastal system

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 289-297

  Hanson, Christine E ^a   McLaughlin, M James ^a,b   Hyndes, Glenn A ^a   Strzelecki, Joanna ^b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

flow cytometry; heterotrophic bacteria; InEx; southwestern Australia; suspension feeding; Synechococcus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BENTHOS; CARBON FLUX; COASTAL WATER; CYANOBACTERIUM; DNA; FILTRATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOOD SELECTION; FOOD WEB; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; PICOPLANKTON; SPONGE; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CALLYSPONGIA; CYANOBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 68049085570     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.05.019     Document Type: Article

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