The microbial plankton of Lake Fryxell, southern Victoria Land, Antarctica during the summers of 1992 and 1994

Polar Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 54-61

  Laybourn Parry, Johanna ^a,f   James, Mark R ^b   McKnight, Diane M ^c   Priscu, John ^d   Spaulding, Sarah A ^c   Shiel, Russell ^e  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MURRAY DARLING FRESHWATER RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIOPLANKTON; CILIATE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FLAGELLATE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

ANTARCTICA, VICTORIA LAND, LAKE FRYXELL;

PHILODINA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 0030618653     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050104     Document Type: Article

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