Microzooplankton grazing and the control of phytoplankton biomass in the Suwannee River estuary, USA

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 632, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 127-137

  Quinlan, Erin L ^a   Jett, Christina H ^a   Phlips, Edward J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ciliates; Estuary; Gulf of Mexico; Microzooplankton grazing; Protozoan; Suwannee River

Indexed keywords

CILIATES; GULF OF MEXICO; MICROZOOPLANKTON GRAZING; PROTOZOAN; SUWANNEE RIVER;

ALGAE CONTROL; BIOMASS; ESTUARIES; PROTOZOA; RIVER CONTROL;

PHYTOPLANKTON;

ABUNDANCE; ALGAL BLOOM; BIOMASS; CILIATE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DINOFLAGELLATE; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; EUTROPHICATION; GRAZING PRESSURE; GROWTH RATE; MORTALITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; ZOOPLANKTON;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; SUWANNEE ESTUARY; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; CILIOPHORA; COPEPODA; DINOPHYCEAE; PROTOZOA;

EID: 70349993077     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-009-9833-6     Document Type: Article

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