Abundance, morphology and distribution of planktonic virus-like particles in two high-mountain lakes

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2413-2421

  Pina, Sonia ^a   Creus, Andreu ^a   González, Nuria ^a   Gironés, Rosina ^a   Felip, Marisol ^a   Sommaruga, Ruben ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DISTRIBUTION;

LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PLANKTON; VIRUS;

EID: 0032435167     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/20.12.2413     Document Type: Article

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