Bathymetric, seasonal and vertical distribution of feeding-types of nematodes in an oligotrophic lake

Vie et Milieu

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-7

  Traunspurger, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benthos; Feeding types; K nigssee; Nematoda; Trophic web

Indexed keywords

FEEDING; LENTIC SYSTEM; MEIOBENTHOS; TROPHIC WEB;

GERMANY, BAVARIA, KONIGSSEE;

NEMATODA;

EID: 0031407756     PISSN: 02408759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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