Seasonal dynamics and vertical distribution of planktonic ciliates and their relationship to microbial food resources in the oligomesotrophic Lake Pavin

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 227-255

  Carrias, Jean François ^a   Amblard, Christian ^a   Bourdier, Gilles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; PLANKTON; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

FRANCE; LAKE PAVIN; MASSIF CENTRAL;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); MYXOZOA; OLIGOTRICHS; PROTOZOA; URONEMA NIGRICANS;

EID: 0031763070     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/archiv-hydrobiol/143/1998/227     Document Type: Article

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