Bacterivory by phototrophic picoplankton and nanoplankton in Arctic waters

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 242-253

  Sanders, Robert W ^a   Gast, Rebecca J ^b  

^a Temple University   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic Ocean; DGGE; Mixotrophy; Phytoflagellates; Picoeukaryotes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIVORY; BIOMASS; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ELECTROKINESIS; HETEROTROPHY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MIXOTROPHY; NANOPLANKTON; PHOTOAUTOTROPHY; PICOPLANKTON;

ARCTIC; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; BIOTA; CANADA; FOOD CHAIN; HETEROTROPHY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANKTON; SEA; SEASON;

ARCTIC REGIONS; BACTERIA; BIOMASS; BIOTA; CANADA; FOOD CHAIN; HETEROTROPHIC PROCESSES; OCEANS AND SEAS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANKTON; SEASONS;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA; CANADA BASIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHYTOMASTIGOPHOREA; VINDULA ARSINOE;

EID: 84867721433     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01253.x     Document Type: Article

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