Mixotrophy in the Marine Plankton

Annual Review of Marine Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 311-335

  Stoecker, Diane K ^a   Hansen, Per Juel ^b   Caron, David A ^c   Mitra, Aditee ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chloroplast retaining ciliates; Mixotrophic dinoflagellates; Phagotrophic phytoflagellates; Photoheterotrophy; Rhizarian symbioses

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ECOLOGY; MARINE BIOLOGY; MARINE ENGINEERING; PHYTOPLANKTON; PROTOZOA;

CHLOROPLAST-RETAINING CILIATES; MIXOTROPHIC; PHAGOTROPHIC PHYTOFLAGELLATES; PHOTOHETEROTROPHY; RHIZARIAN SYMBIOSES;

PLANKTON;

ALGA; BACTERIVORY; BIOLOGICAL PUMP; CHLOROPLAST; CILIATE; DINOFLAGELLATE; ENDOSYMBIONT; GROWTH RESPONSE; HETEROTROPHY; MIXOTROPHY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHAGOTROPHY; PHOTOAUTOTROPHY; PLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; STRATIFICATION; SYMBIOSIS; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ALGAE; CILIOPHORA; DINOPHYCEAE; PHYTOMASTIGOPHOREA; RHIZARIA;

ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLANKTON; SEA; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; OCEANS AND SEAS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLANKTON; ZOOPLANKTON;

EID: 85008953119     PISSN: 19411405     EISSN: 19410611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-marine-010816-060617     Document Type: Article

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