Grazing rates of protists in wetlands under contrasting light conditions due to floating plants

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 221-232

  Izaguirre, Irina ^a   Sinistro, Rodrigo ^a   Schiaffino, M Romina ^a   Sánchez, María Laura ^a   Unrein, Fernando ^b   Massana, Ramon ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Grazing rates; Light attenuation; Mixotrophic algae; Phagotrophy; Protists; Wetland

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; CRYPTOPHYTA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTISTA;

EID: 84857737660     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01547     Document Type: Article

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