Measurement of Protozoan Grazing on Bacteria by Means of [3H-thymidine]-Labeled Natural Assemblages of Lake Bacteria

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 385-393

  Koton Czarnecka, M ^a   Chrost R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

3H radiolabelled bacteria; Microbial loop; Protozoan grazing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344214043     PISSN: 12301485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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