Detritus as a potential food source for protozoans: Utilization of fine particulate plant detritus by a heterotrophic flagellate, Chilomonas paramecium, and a ciliate, Tetrahymena pyriformis

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 439-445

  Scherwass, Anja ^a   Fischer, Yvonne ^a   Arndt, Hartmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Detritus; Growth rate; Microbial loop; Nutrition; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

DETRITUS; FOOD WEB; GROWTH RATE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MICROBIAL LOOP; PARTICULATE MATTER; PROTOZOAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHILOMONAS; CILIOPHORA; CRYPTOMONAS PARAMAECIUM; CRYPTOPHYTA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PARAMECIUM; PROTOZOA; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS;

EID: 28444462511     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-005-9012-4     Document Type: Article

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