Factors related to heterotrophic bacterial and flagellate abundance in temperate rivers

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 123-129

  Basu, B K ^a   Pick, F R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Flagellates; Nutrients; Rivers; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); METAZOA; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0000621210     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame012123     Document Type: Article

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