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Microbial Grazing

Microbial Grazing is the process by which soil invertebrates selectively consume microbial biomass, distinguishing it from other trophic interactions through its role in regulating microbial community structure and nutrient cycling dynamics in terrestrial ecosystems.

238

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791

Authors

346

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2017–2026

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238

Seasonal patterns of bacterivory by flagellates, ciliates, rotifers, and cladocerans in a freshwater planktonic community

Robert W. Sanders, Karen G. Porter, Adrienne E. DeBiase · Limnology and Oceanography · 1989 · 520 citations

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Grazing of protozoa and its effect on populations of aquatic bacteria

Martin W. Hahn, Manfred G. Höfle · FEMS Microbiology Ecology · 2001 · 487 citations

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Protozoan grazing of bacteria in soil—impact and importance

Marianne Clarholm · Microbial Ecology · 1981 · 375 citations

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Ecological importance of soil bacterivores for ecosystem functions

Jean Trap, Michael Bonkowski, Claude Plassard et al. · Plant and Soil · 2015 · 366 citations · Full text

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Impact of Protozoan Grazing on Bacterial Community Structure in Soil Microcosms

Regin Rønn, Allison E. McCaig, Bryan S. Griffiths et al. · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 2002 · 358 citations · Full text

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Authors

791

  1. YW
    Yanfen Wang

    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    6 publications · 273 citations

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  2. YH
    Yanbin Hao

    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    4 publications · 172 citations

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  3. LB
    Lynne Boddy

    Cardiff University, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 294 citations

    4

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  4. DV
    Dolors Vaqué

    Institut de Ciències del Mar, Spain

    3 publications · 227 citations

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  5. BA
    Begoña Ayo

    University of the Basque Country, Spain

    3 publications · 87 citations

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Institutions

346

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    10 h-index

    28 publications

    1.1K citations

  2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    9 h-index

    39 publications

    1.8K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    7 h-index

    26 publications

    2.1K citations

  4. Institut de Ciències del Mar

    Barcelona, Spain

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    1.2K citations

  5. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

    Falmouth, United States

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    1.2K citations

  6. University of Georgia

    Athens, United States

    5 h-index

    15 publications

    2.6K citations

  7. Institut Català de Ciències del Clima

    Barcelona, Spain

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. University of Göttingen

    Göttingen, Germany

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    147 citations

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Venues

  1. Aquatic Microbial Ecology

    23 publications · 1.5K citations

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  2. FEMS Microbiology Ecology

    12 publications · 1.1K citations

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  3. Marine Ecology Progress Series

    MEPS · 12 publications · 1.1K citations

    12

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  4. Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    AEM · 11 publications · 1.2K citations

    11

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  5. Microbial Ecology

    10 publications · 1.1K citations

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