Grazing impact of the invasive clam Corbula amurensis on the microplankton assemblage of the northern San francisco estuary

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 431, Issue , 2011, Pages 183-193

  Greene, Valerie E ^a,b   Sullivan, Lindsay J ^a   Thompson, Janet K ^b   Kimmerer, Wim J ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic pelagic coupling; Bivalves; Ciliates; Low salinity zone; Microphytoplankton; Microzooplankton

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOMASS; BIVALVE; CHLOROPHYLL A; CILIATE; CLEARANCE RATE; CRUSTACEAN; DIET; FOOD WEB; GRAZING PRESSURE; MICROPLANKTON; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION DECLINE; TROPHIC LEVEL; ZOOPLANKTON;

CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIVALVIA; CILIOPHORA; COPEPODA; CORBULA; POTAMOCORBULA; PROTISTA;

EID: 79958290742     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09099     Document Type: Article

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