Comparison of ciliate communities in the anoxic hypolimnia of three lakes: General features and the influence of lake characteristics

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 335-353

  Guhl, Barbara E ^a,b,c   Finlay, Bland J ^b   Schink, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c Staatliches Amt F Wasser und Abfall   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; PROTOZOA;

CILIOPHORA;

EID: 0029661482     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/18.3.335     Document Type: Review

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