Defining Planktonic Protist Functional Groups on Mechanisms for Energy and Nutrient Acquisition: Incorporation of Diverse Mixotrophic Strategies

Mitra, Aditee; J. Flynn, Kevin; Tillmann, Urban; A. Raven, John; A. Caron, David; K. Stoecker, Diane; Not, Fabrice; Juel Hansen, Per; M. Hallegraeff, Gustaaf; W. Sanders, Robert; Wilken, Susanne; B. McManus, George; Johnson, Mathew; Pitta, Paraskevi; Våge, Selina; Berge, Terje; Calbet, Albert; Frede Thingstad, T.; Jin Jeong, Hae; M. Burkholder, JoAnn; M. Glibert, Patricia; Granéli, Edna; Lundgren, Veronica

doi:10.1016/j.protis.2016.01.003

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Defining Planktonic Protist Functional Groups on Mechanisms for Energy and Nutrient Acquisition: Incorporation of Diverse Mixotrophic Strategies

Published in Protist • Feb 3, 2016

Authors:

Aditee Mitra

Kevin J. Flynn

Urban Tillmann

Abstract

Arranging organisms into functional groups aids ecological research by grouping organisms (irrespective of phylogenetic origin) that interact with environmental factors in similar ways. Planktonic protists traditionally have been split between photoautotrophic "phytoplankton" and phagotrophic "micro...

Subject

Phototroph

Protist

Mixotroph

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