High Grazing Rates on Cryptophyte Algae in Chesapeake Bay

Cryptophyte algae are globally distributed photosynthetic flagellates found in freshwater, estuarine, and neritic ecosystems. While cryptophytes can be highly abundant and are consumed by a wide variety of protistan predators, few studies have sought to quantify in situ grazing rates on their popula...

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Main Authors: Matthew D. Johnson, David J. Beaudoin, Miguel J. Frada, Emily F. Brownlee, Diane K. Stoecker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2018.00241/full