The oxic realms of freshwater and marine environments are zones of high prokaryotic
mortality. Lysis by viruses and predation by ciliated and flagellated protists result in the …

Protozoa, of which there are thousands of species, are ubiquitous in diverse natural habitats
such as fresh and salt water, moist soils and even dry sands. The role of freeliving protozoa …

The full suite of carbon exchanges among the 36 most important components of the
Chesapeake Bay mesohaline ecosystem is estimated to examine the seasonal trends in …

Publisher Summary A common-sense view of the marine environment as a fluid medium
would probably imply progressive changes and smooth gradients in physical properties …

A bacterivorous Monas sp. was enriched from seawater. Particulate carbon of the
enrichment cultures was measured together with flagellate and bacterial number and …

The susceptibility of coliform bacteria and bacterial pathogens to free chlorine residuals was
determined before and after incubation with amoebae and ciliate protozoa. Viability of …

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

The bioavailibility of dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) in river water entering estuaries was
examined for the Delaware and Hudson Rivers, USA. Water collected from above the …

The quantitative significance of aquatic viruses in coastal and in lake water was
investigated. The number of viruses in marine surface waters was found to change on a …

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