Warming induces shifts in microzooplankton phenology and reduces time-lags between phytoplankton and protozoan production

Marine Biology

Volumn 159, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2441-2453

  Aberle, N ^a   Bauer, B ^b,c   Lewandowska, A ^c   Gaedke, U ^b   Sommer, U ^c  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^c GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLOUD COVER; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD WEB; GROWTH RATE; MESOCOSM; PHENOLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PROTOZOAN; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

COPEPODA; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 84868504317     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-012-1947-0     Document Type: Article

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