Chlorella-bearing ciliates dominate in an oligotrophic North Patagonian lake (Lake Pirehueico, Chile): Abundance, biomass and symbiotic photosynthesis

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 231-242

  Woelfl, Stefan ^a   Geller, Walter ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chlorella; Mixotrophy; Patagonia; Photosynthesis; Stentor; Symbiotic ciliates

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; CILIATE; LAKE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRODUCTIVITY; SYMBIONT;

CHILE;

ALGAE; CILIOPHORA; CRUSTACEA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); OPHRYDIUM; ROTIFERA; STENTOR AMETHYSTINUS;

EID: 0036187105     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2002.00799.x     Document Type: Article

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