Growth rates of dominant planktonic ciliates in two freshwater bodies of different trophic degree

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 463-481

  Macek, Miroslav ^a   Šimek, Karel ^a   Pernthaler, Jakob ^b   Vyhnálek, Vojtěch ^a   Psenner, Roland ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; GROWTH RATE;

AUSTRIA, TYROL, PIBURGER SEE; CZECH REPUBLIC, BOHEMIA, RIMOV RESERVOIR;

ASKENASIA ACROSTOMIA; BALANION PLANCTONICUM; CINETOCHILUM MARGARITACEUM; CYRTOLOPHOSIS MUCICOLA; HALTERIA GRANDINELLA; PELAGOHALTERIA VIRIDIS; RHABDOASKENASIA MINIMA; STROBILIDIUM HEXAKINETUM; UROTRICHA FURCATA; VORTICELLA AQUADULCIS;

EID: 0029662453     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/18.4.463     Document Type: Article

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