The direct and indirect impact of Daphnia and Cyclops on a freshwater microbial food web

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 739-755

  Wickham, Stephen A ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; FOOD WEB; FRESH WATER; GRAZING; IMPACT; MICROORGANISM; NUTRIENT CYCLING; POPULATION GROWTH; PREDATION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BACTERIA; CILIATE; FOOD WEB; MICROBIAL FOOD WEB; ZOOPLANKTON;

GERMANY;

CLADOCERA; CYCLOPS; DAPHNIA;

EID: 0031860033     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/20.4.739     Document Type: Article

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