The significance and future potential of using microbes for assessing ecosystem health: The Great Lakes example

Journal of aquatic ecosystem health

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 295-310

  Munawar, M ^a   Munawar, I F ^b   Weisse, T ^c   Leppard, G G ^d   Legner, M ^e  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^b Plankton Canada   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

bacteria; ciliates; food web; heterotrophic nanoflagellates; nanoplankton; picoplankton

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; MICROBIAL FOOD WEB; MONITORING; PICOPLANKTON; PLANKTON;

CANADA, GREAT LAKES; USA, GREAT LAKES;

EID: 0028681449     PISSN: 09251014     EISSN: 15735141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00115288     Document Type: Article

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