Global soil ciliate (Protozoa, Ciliophora) diversity: A probability-based approach using large sample collections from Africa, Australia and Antarctica

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1627-1638

  Foissner, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Africa; Antarctica; Australia; Global diversity; Soil ciliates; Soil protozoa

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031452630     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018378822687     Document Type: Article

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