Microzooplankton grazing in the oceans: Impacts, data variability, knowledge gaps and future directions

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 691-706

  Schmoker, Claire ^a,c   Hernández León, Santiago ^a   Calbet, Albert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c DHI Water and Environment (S) Pte Ltd   (Singapore)

Author keywords

biogeographical provinces; dilution experiments; microzooplankton grazing; phytoplankton growth; primary production

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FUTURE PROSPECT; GROWTH RATE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RADIOMETER; WESTERLY; ZOOPLANKTON;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 84880353066     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbt023     Document Type: Review

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