The role of photosynthesis and food uptake for the growth of marine mixotrophic dinoflagellates

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 203-214

  Hansen, Per Juel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dinoflagellates; Food uptake; Growth; Mixotrophy; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

ALGA; AUTOTROPHY; CHLOROPLAST; DINOFLAGELLATE; ENDOSYMBIONT; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HETEROGENEITY; LIGHT EFFECT; LIMITING FACTOR; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MIXOTROPHY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHOTOAUTOTROPHY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION BALANCE; SYMBIOSIS;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DINOFLAGELLATE; FOOD; HETEROTROPHY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY;

DINOFLAGELLIDA; FOOD; HETEROTROPHIC PROCESSES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEAWATER;

ALGAE; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 79959815498     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2011.00537.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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