The protozooplankton-ichthyoplankton trophic link: An overlooked aspect of aquatic food webs

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 223-228

  Montagnes, David J S ^a   Dower, John F ^b   Figueiredo, Gisela M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biological oceanography; Feeding; Fisheries; Larval fish; Marine food webs; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY; BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD WEB; GROWTH RATE; LARVA; PROTOZOAN; SURVIVAL; TROPHIC LEVEL; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; EUKARYOTE; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; EUKARYOTA; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; MARINE BIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTOZOA;

EID: 77951536678     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2010.00476.x     Document Type: Article

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