Ciliate biodiversity in Antarctic and Arctic freshwater habitats - A bipolar comparison

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 491-494

  Petz, Wolfgang ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b Ecological Consulting Office   (Austria)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Biodiversity; Ciliates; Freshwater; high Arctic

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; COLPODIDA; LITOSTOMATEA; NASSOPHOREA; STENTOR; STICHOTRICHIA; TRITHIGMOSTOMA; VICTORIA;

EID: 0842280657     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0932-4739-00026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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