Grazing by mesozooplankton and microzooplankton on toxic and non-toxic strains of Microcystis in the Transquaking River, a tributary of Chesapeake Bay

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 415-430

  Davis, Timothy W ^a,b   Gobler, Christopher J ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

grazing; mcyD; Microcystis; toxic; zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; AMPHIPOD; GRAZING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TOXIC MATERIAL; TRIBUTARY; ZOOPLANKTON;

MARYLAND; TRANSQUAKING RIVER; UNITED STATES;

DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA PULEX; HYALELLA AZTECA; MICROCYSTIS;

EID: 79551714012     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbq109     Document Type: Article

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