Benthic production by micro-, meio-, and macrobenthos in the profundal zone of an oligotrophic lake

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 321-329

  Bergtold, Matthias ^a   Traunspurger, Walter ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biomass; Macrobenthos; Meiobenthos; P B; Production; Protozoa; Sediment

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT;

BAVARIA; BRUNNSEE; CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; WORLD;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METAZOA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 18944392475     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/03-038.1     Document Type: Article

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