Ciliated protozoa in Lake Nakuru, a shallow alkaline-saline lake in Kenya: Seasonal variation, potential production and role in the food web

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 311-325

  Yasindi, A W ^a   Lynn, D H ^a   Taylor, W D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ciliate community; Ciliate production; Microbial food web; Saline lake; Spirulina

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; ENERGY FLOW; FOOD WEB; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PROTOZOAN; SEASONAL VARIATION;

KENYA; LAKE NAKURU;

CILIOPHORA; CONDYLOSTOMA; CYCLIDIUM; FRONTONIA; MYXOZOA; PROTOZOA; SPIRULINA; VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0036315444     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/archiv-hydrobiol/154/2002/311     Document Type: Article

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