Ciliate bacterivory in epilimnetic waters

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 265-272

  Stabell, Trond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bacterivory; Ciliates; Lakes

Indexed keywords

ANABAENA; ANABAENA FLOS-AQUAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; CYANOBACTERIA; FLOS; HALTERIA GRANDINELLA; OLIGOTRICHS; STROBILIDIUM; VORTICELLA;

EID: 2842556924     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame010265     Document Type: Article

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