The ciliate fauna of an unpolluted German foothill stream, the Breitenbach, 2: Quantitative aspects of the ciliates (Ciliophora; Protozoa) in fine sediments

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 436-445

  Packroff, G ^a   Zwick, P ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abundance; Biomass; Ciliata; Depth distribution; Seasonal distribution; Size classes

Indexed keywords

BRACHONELLA; CAENOMORPHA; CILIOPHORA; METOPUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032495142     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0932-4739(98)80012-6     Document Type: Article

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