Phytoplankton-aloricate ciliate community in the Bahía Blanca Estuary (Argentina): seasonal patterns and trophic groups

The seasonal pattern of the phytoplankton-aloricate ciliate community is an adequate indicator of trophic coupling and nutrient cycling in coastal environments. The size-fractionated, abundance, biomass and composition of a phytoplankton-aloricate ciliate community were ascertained in the Bahía Blan...

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Main Authors: Rosa E. Pettigrosso, Cecilia A. Popovich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2009-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-87592009000300005