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Protozoa in Planktonic Food Webs 1 , 2
Author(s) -
PORTER KAREN G.,
SHERR EVELYN B.,
SHERR BARRY F.,
PACE MICHAEL,
SANDERS ROBERT W.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1985.tb04036.x
Subject(s) - plankton , protozoa , microbial food web , trophic level , food web , biology , heterotroph , ecology , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics
Protozoa are now being recognized as important members of planktonic food webs. This is due to the inclusion of microbial links in our paradigm of trophic relationships. Heterotrophic microflagellates and ciliates are major grazers of bacteria. They can stimulate production through nutrient recycling and can transform microbial production into larger particles, which are then available for macroconsumers. In this paper we add new groups, the small (< 20 μm) ciliates and myxotrophic flagellates, to the planktonic food web.