Microzooplankton grazing impact in the Bering Sea during spring sea ice conditions

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 94, Issue , 2013, Pages 57-67

  Sherr, Evelyn B ^a   Sherr, Barry F ^a   Ross, Celia ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bering Sea; Dilution assay; Herbivory; Microzooplankton; Phytoplankton growth

Indexed keywords

BERING SEA; COLD TEMPERATURES; HERBIVORY; HIGH LATITUDES; MICROZOOPLANKTONS; PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOM; PHYTOPLANKTON GROWTH; SEA ICE CONDITIONS;

ASSAYS; EXPERIMENTS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEA ICE;

ECOLOGY;

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; CILIATE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DIATOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD WEB; GRAZING; GROWTH RATE; HERBIVORY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PREDATION; PROTOZOAN; SEA ICE; SPRING (SEASON); TROPHIC STATUS; ZOOPLANKTON;

BERING SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CILIOPHORA; DINOPHYCEAE; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTISTA;

EID: 84884205366     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.03.019     Document Type: Article

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