Mesopelagic protists: Diversity and succession in a coastal Arctic ecosystem

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-40

  Terrado, Ramon ^a   Vincent, Warwick F ^b   Lovejoy, Connie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

18S rdna; Alveolates; Arctic marine environment; Eukaryotic parasites; Franklin Bay; Mesopelagic; Molecular techniques; Phylogenetic diversity; Protists; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ALVEOLATA; DINOPHYCEAE; EUKARYOTA; PROTISTA;

EID: 68849111064     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01327     Document Type: Article

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