Ciliate populations in temporary freshwater ponds: Seasonal dynamics and influential factors

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 548-564

  Andrushchyshyn, Oksana ^a   Magnusson, A Katarina ^a   Williams, D Dudley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ciliates; Seasonal succession; Temporary ponds

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EPHEMERAL LAKE; POND; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION;

CANADA;

CILIOPHORA; INVERTEBRATA; LEMNA;

EID: 0037333945     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2003.01028.x     Document Type: Article

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