Protistan bacterivory in an oligomesotrophic lake: Importance of attached ciliates and flagellates

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 249-268

  Carrias, J F ^a   Amblard, C ^a   Bourdier, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTERIONELLA FORMOSA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); OLIGOTRICHS; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA; VISCUM ALBUM; OLIGOTRICHIDA;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; PROTOZOA;

FRANCE, MASSIF CENTRAL, LAKE PAVIN;

EID: 0029662916     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00171570     Document Type: Article

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