The edibility of Staurastrum chaetoceras and Cosmarium abbreviatum (desmidiaceae) for Daphnia galeata/hyalina and the role of desmids in the aquatic food web

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 73-78

  Coesel, Peter F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Extracellular mucous envelope; Grazing; Green algae; Phytoplankton; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; COSMARIUM; COSMARIUM ABBREVIATUM; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA GALEATA; DESMIDIACEAE; DESMIDIALES; INVERTEBRATA; STAURASTRUM; STAURASTRUM CHAETOCERAS;

EID: 0038200554     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009987217642     Document Type: Article

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