Recent investigations have shown that processes within the planktonic microbial web are of
great significance for the functioning of limnetic ecosystems. However, the general …

Heterotrophic flagellates (HF) are known as most important grazers of bacteria in many
aquatic ecosystem. HF cannot be treated as a black box since HF generally contain a …

It would not have been possible for me to write the three editions of this book without a
double dose of extraordinary fortune: to have been part of the Woods Hole scientific …

For years scientists viewed the deep sea as calm, quiet, and undisturbed, with marine
species existing in an ecologically stable and uniform environment. Recent discoveries have …

Despite differences in the species compositions and absolute abundances of planktonic
microorganisms in fresh-and saltwater, there are broad similarities in microbial food webs …

There is a lack of taxonomic resolution due to methodological problems in most ecological
reports despite the significant contribution of heterotrophic flagellates (HF) to the carbon …

The microbial loop, now widely accepted as an important component of aquatic food webs,
includes bacteria, cyanobacteria, and a variety of amoeboid, flagellated and ciliated protists …

The paradigm of the'microbial loop'has became increasingly important for understanding the
structure and function of aquatic ecosystems. Most of the microbial loop studies have …

Small unicellular algae in the size range of picoplankton (0.2-2.0/-Lm; Sieburth et al., 1978)
are ubiquitous components of pelagic ecosystems. They contribute substantially to both …

Composition and seasonal dynamics of phytoplankton, bacteria, and zooplankton (including
heterotrophic flagellates, ciliates, rotifers and crustaceans) were studied in 55 lakes in …