Predation in aquatic microbial food webs is dominated by phagotrophic protists, yet these
microorganisms are still understudied compared to bacteria and phytoplankton. In pelagic …

Here we review all published data on phytoplankton growth and microzooplankton grazing
using the dilution technique to better understand the role of this group of grazers in different …

We present an analysis of the global impact of microplanktonic grazers on marine
phytoplankton and its implications for remineralization processes in the microbial …

This review summarizes evidence that heterotrophic (non-pigmented, phagotrophic)
dinoflagellates are often a significant component of the biomass of phagotrophic protists in …

Describing the relative magnitude and controls of herbivory and decomposition is important
in understanding the trophic transference, recycling, and storage of carbon and nutrients in …

Here, we report insights from the compilation and analysis of data on marine calanoid
copepod feeding rates in the ocean. Our study shows that food availability and body weight …

Functional ecology is a subdiscipline that aims to enable a mechanistic understanding of
patterns and processes from the organismic to the ecosystem level. This paper addresses …

Planktonic protists both produce and consume most of the primary production in the world
ocean. They not only play key roles in the oceans but also represent an astounding amount …

Using the seawater dilution technique, we measured phytoplankton growth and
microzooplankton grazing rates within and outside of the 1999 Bering Sea coccolithophorid …

Bacterial growth rates are often high, yet bacterial numbers are remarkably constant in
pelagic systems, implying that bacterial mortality rates have to be in the same range as …