Mixotrophy in the marine plankton
Mixotrophs are important components of the bacterioplankton, phytoplankton,
microzooplankton, and (sometimes) zooplankton in coastal and oceanic waters. Bacterivory …
microzooplankton, and (sometimes) zooplankton in coastal and oceanic waters. Bacterivory …
Plankton in the open Mediterranean Sea: a review
I Siokou-Frangou, U Christaki, MG Mazzocchi… - …, 2010 - bg.copernicus.org
We present an overview of the plankton studies conducted during the last 25 years in the
epipelagic offshore waters of the Mediterranean Sea. This quasi-enclosed sea is …
epipelagic offshore waters of the Mediterranean Sea. This quasi-enclosed sea is …
[HTML][HTML] Defining planktonic protist functional groups on mechanisms for energy and nutrient acquisition: incorporation of diverse mixotrophic strategies
Arranging organisms into functional groups aids ecological research by grouping organisms
(irrespective of phylogenetic origin) that interact with environmental factors in similar ways …
(irrespective of phylogenetic origin) that interact with environmental factors in similar ways …
Mixotrophic protists and a new paradigm for marine ecology: where does plankton research go now?
Many protist plankton are mixotrophs, combining phototrophy and phagotrophy. Their role in
freshwater and marine ecology has emerged as a major developing feature of plankton …
freshwater and marine ecology has emerged as a major developing feature of plankton …
The role of mixotrophic protists in the biological carbon pump
The traditional view of the planktonic food web describes consumption of inorganic nutrients
by photoautotrophic phytoplankton, which in turn supports zooplankton and ultimately higher …
by photoautotrophic phytoplankton, which in turn supports zooplankton and ultimately higher …
Mixotrophs combine resource use to outcompete specialists: implications for aquatic food webs
J Tittel, V Bissinger, B Zippel… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - National Acad Sciences
The majority of organisms can be grouped into those relying solely on photosynthesis
(phototrophy) or those relying solely on the assimilation of organic substances …
(phototrophy) or those relying solely on the assimilation of organic substances …
Major outputs of the recent multidisciplinary biogeochemical researches undertaken in the Aegean Sea
V Lykousis, G Chronis, A Tselepides, NB Price… - Journal of Marine …, 2002 - Elsevier
The main outputs of a multidisciplinary and integrated studies are summarised. The results
incorporate the latest biogeochemical researches, at basin scale, in the Aegean Sea …
incorporate the latest biogeochemical researches, at basin scale, in the Aegean Sea …
Carbon flow in the planktonic food web along a gradient of oligotrophy in the Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea)
I Siokou-Frangou, M Bianchi, U Christaki… - Journal of Marine …, 2002 - Elsevier
This work is a study of plankton food web structure and carbon flow in March and September
1997 in the Aegean Sea, area of outflow of Black Sea waters in the Mediterranean Sea …
1997 in the Aegean Sea, area of outflow of Black Sea waters in the Mediterranean Sea …
Effect of heterotrophic versus autotrophic food on feeding and reproduction of the calanoid copepod Acartia tonsa: relationship with prey fatty acid composition
We determined the egg production efficiency (EPE: egg production/ingestion) and egg
viability of the copepod Acartia tonsa Dana under different heterotrophic and autotrophic …
viability of the copepod Acartia tonsa Dana under different heterotrophic and autotrophic …
A comparison of DNA metabarcoding and microscopy methodologies for the study of aquatic microbial eukaryotes
The procedures and methodologies employed to study microbial eukaryotic plankton have
been thoroughly discussed. Two main schools exist—one insisting on classic microscopy …
been thoroughly discussed. Two main schools exist—one insisting on classic microscopy …