Seasonal variations in the species diversity of planktonic rotifers in lake xochimilco, Mexico

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 287-294

  Nandini, S ^a   Ramírez García, Pedro ^a   Sarma, S S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAKE ECOSYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; ZOOPLANKTON;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; LAKE XOCHIMILCO; MEXICO CITY; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ASPLANCHNA; ASPLANCHNA BRIGHTWELLI; BRACHIONUS; FILINIA; KERATELLA COCHLEARIS; KERATELLA TROPICA; POLYARTHRA; ROTIFERA; TRICHOCERCA CYLINDRICA; TRICHOCERCA PUSILLA; TRICHOCERCA SIMILIS;

EID: 20444385114     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2005.9664968     Document Type: Article

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