Experimental and field comparisons of two common methods for measuring microzooplankton grazing rates
Our laboratory results revealed that both methods yielded reasonable albeit somewhat underestimated mortality rates in the laboratory setup, while differences between the two methods in our field studies implied that the underlying assumptions of one or both methods were not met. These findings advocate for caution in interpreting quantitative assessments of protistan-based mortality rates using these long-used approaches.
Authors
- Brittany Stewart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5671-1908)
- Jennifer L. Beatty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3464-1091)
- Debbie Lindell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0612-4517)
- Kendra A. Turk‐Kubo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9847-7514)
- David A. Caron
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (IL)
- University of California, Santa Cruz (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1706193
- Primary Topic
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Technion-Israel Institute of Technology