Microbial dynamics and flagellate grazing during transition to winter in Lakes Hoare and Bonney, Antarctica

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 449-458

  Thurman, Jill ^a   Parry, Jacqueline ^a   Hill, Philip J ^b   Priscu, John C ^c   Vick, Trista J ^c   Chiuchiolo, Amy ^c   Laybourn Parry, Johanna ^d  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctic lakes; Ciliates; Grazing impact; Mixotrophy; Nanoflagellates

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CILIATE; FLAGELLATE; GRAZING; HETEROTROPHY; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROPLANKTON; MIXOTROPHY;

ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CILIATE; DINOFLAGELLATE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HETEROTROPHY; LAKE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHOTOTROPHY; PLANKTON; SEASON;

ANTARCTIC REGIONS; BACTERIA; CARBON; CILIOPHORA; DINOFLAGELLIDA; HETEROTROPHIC PROCESSES; LAKES; PHOTOTROPHIC PROCESSES; PLANKTON; SEASONS;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; LAKE BONNEY [EAST ANTARCTICA]; LAKE HOARE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES);

EID: 84867703658     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2012.01423.x     Document Type: Article

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