Planktonic ciliate species diversity as an integral component of ecosystem function in a freshwater pond

Protist

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 155-165

  Finlay, Bland J ^a   Esteban, Genoveva F ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031822619     PISSN: 14344610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1434-4610(98)70020-3     Document Type: Article

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