Longitudinal changes in the ciliated protozoa communities along a fluvial system polluted by organic matter

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 391-402

  Madoni, Paolo ^a   Bassanini, Nadia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ciliates; Community; Organic pollution; Rivers; Saprobity

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; MYXOZOA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033620001     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0932-4739(99)80048-0     Document Type: Article

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