The effects of planktivorous fish (golden shiners) on the ciliate community of a mesotrophic lake

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1815-1828

  Müller Solger, Anke ^a   Brett, Michael T ^a   Luecke, Chris ^b   Elser, James J ^c   Goldman, Charles R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MESOTROPHIC LAKE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PLANKTIVOROUS FISH; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

NOTEMIGONUS CRYSOLEUCAS;

EID: 2642616216     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/19.12.1815     Document Type: Article

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