Trophic interactions between ciliates and nematodes from an intertidal flat

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 61-72

  Hamels, Ilse ^a   Moens, Tom ^a   Muylaert, Koenraad ^a   Vyverman, Wim ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ciliates; Grazing experiments; Intertidal flat; Microbial food web; Nematodes; Predation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; ENOPLOIDES; ENOPLOIDES LONGISPICULOSUS; NEMATODA;

EID: 0035955537     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame026061     Document Type: Article

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