Daphnia effects on microzooplankton: Comparisons of enclosure and whole-lake responses

Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 913-928

  Sarnelle, Orlando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ciliates; Competition; Daphnia; Enclosure size; Experimental duration; Lakes; Microcosms; Microzooplankton; Phytoplankton; Predation; Rotifers; S patial scale

Indexed keywords

DAPHNIA; CILIATA; CLADOCERA; COLEPS; DIDINIUM; POLYARTHRA DOLICHOPTERA; ROTIFERA; SYNCHAETA PECTINATA;

MICROZOOPLANKTON; NANOFLAGELLATE;

EID: 0030616853     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[0913:deomco]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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