Trophic roles of heterotrophic nanoflagellates and ciliates among planktonic organisms in a hypereutrophic pond

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 153-161

  Nakano, Shin Ichi ^a   Ishii, Nobuyoshi ^a   Manage, Pathmalal M ^a   Kawabata, Zen'ichiro ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Ciliates; Heterotrophic nanoflagellates; Hypereutrophic pond; Microbial food web

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; CRUSTACEA; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0000025934     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame016153     Document Type: Article

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