Nutrient pathways through the microbial food web: Principles and predictability discussed, based on five different experiments

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 249-260

  Thingstad, Tron Frede ^a   Cuevas, L Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Flexible stoichiometry; Mesocosm; Microbial food web; Predator control

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650854556     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01452     Document Type: Article

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