Ciliates in small humic lakes (Masurian Lakeland, Poland): Relationship to acidity and trophic parameters

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 169-183

  Kalinowska, Krystyna ^a  

^a POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; Ciliates; Humic lakes; pH

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; CILIATE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMIC LAKE;

POLAND;

COLEPS; HALTERIA; STROBILIDIUM; STROMBIDIUM; UROTRICHA;

EID: 0033859320     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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