Microbial communities in saline lakes of the Vestfold hills (eastern Antarctica)

Polar Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 135-144

  Perriss, Stephen J ^a   Laybourn Parry, Johanna ^a,b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CILIATE; DINOFLAGELLATE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NANOFLAGELLATE; SALINE LAKE;

ANTARCTICA, VESTFOLD HILLS;

GONYAULAX TAMARENSIS; GYMNODINIUM; GYRODINIUM LACHRYMA; MESODINIUM RUBRUM;

EID: 0030809378     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050168     Document Type: Article

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