Growth and production of heterotrophic nanoflagellates in a meso-eutrophic lake

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 703-722

  Weisse, Thomas ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; HETEROTROPHIC NANOFLAGELLATE; NANOFLAGELLATE; PRODUCTION;

EUROPE, LAKE CONSTANCE;

KATHABLEPHARIS; SPUMELLA;

EID: 0030616616     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/19.6.703     Document Type: Article

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