Importance of mixotrophic nanoplankton in Aysén Fjord (Southern Chile) during austral winter

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 216-224

  Czypionka, Till ^a,b   Vargas, Cristian A ^b,c   Silva, Nelson ^d   Daneri, Giovanni ^b,c   González, Humberto E ^b,c,e   Iriarte, José Luis ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ECOSISTEMAS DE LA PATAGONIA CIEP   (Chile)

^d PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

^e UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Fjord ecosystem; Flagellates; Light limitation; Mixotrophy; Nanoplankton; Protists

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHY; BACTERIVORY; FJORD; FLAGELLATE; HETEROTROPHY; LATITUDE; LIGHT INTENSITY; MIXOTROPHY; NANOPLANKTON; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM;

AISEN; CHILE;

ALGAE; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTISTA;

EID: 79451475027     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2010.06.014     Document Type: Article

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