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Protozoa Associated with Marine ‘Snow’ and ‘Fluff’ — Session Summary

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Protozoa and Their Role in Marine Processes

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Abstract

The session opened with a brief kaleidoscopic introduction to marine ‘snow’ and ‘fluff’ prior to the key note address by Karin Lochte (1990). Points of particular interest have been highlighted from the introduction, the contributed papers and the discussion forum.

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  1. Carol M. Turley

    Present address: Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 2PB, UK

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  1. Department of Zoology, University of Bristol, Woodland Road, Bristol, BS8 1UG, UK

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Turley, C.M. (1991). Protozoa Associated with Marine ‘Snow’ and ‘Fluff’ — Session Summary. In: Reid, P.C., Turley, C.M., Burkill, P.H. (eds) Protozoa and Their Role in Marine Processes. NATO ASI Series, vol 25. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73181-5_19

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