Spatial structure of planktonic ciliate patches in a tropical coastal lagoon: An application of geostatistical methods

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 185-196

  Bulit, Celia ^a   Díaz Avalos, Carlos ^b   Signoret, Martha ^a   Montagnes, David J S ^c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE SISTEMAS BIOLÓGICOS   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lohmaniella; Mexico; Microzooplankton patchiness; Ordinary kriging; Pleuronema; Strombidium; Tintinnopsis; Variographic analysis

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; LOHMANIELLA; LOHMANIELLA OVIFORMIS; PLEURONEMA; STROMBIDIUM; STROMBIDIUM SP.; TINTINNOPSIS; TINTINNOPSIS SP.;

EID: 0037422733     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame030185     Document Type: Article

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