Importance of diatoms for Oithona in Antarctic waters

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 105-118

  Pond, David W ^a   Ward, Peter ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

diatoms; fatty acids; nutrition; Oithona; pentafluorobenzyl esters

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOMARKER; CRUSTACEAN; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; DIATOM; DIET; FATTY ACID; FECAL PELLET; FOOD WEB; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROPLANKTON; PROTOZOAN;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COPEPODA; CYCLOPOIDA; OITHONA; OITHONA FRIGIDA; OITHONA SIMILIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 78649831353     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbq089     Document Type: Article

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