Dynamics of bacteria and mixotrophic flagellates in an Alpine lake in relation to Daphnia population development

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 177-182

  Callieri, Cristiana ^a   Bertoni, Roberto ^a   Corno, Gianluca ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alpine lakes; Daphnia longispina; Microbial food web; Mixotrophic flagellate grazing

Indexed keywords

FLAGELLATE; FOOD WEB; GRAZING; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

ITALY; LAKE PAIONE;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLADOCERA; CRUSTACEA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA LONGISPINA; DAPHNIDAE; DAPHNIIDAE; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0037287644     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2002.177     Document Type: Article

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